Westminster
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment precinct of West End Theatre.Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London.
London Eye
Ferris wheel
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The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London.
Localities in the Area
City of London
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The City of London, also known as the City, or the Square Mile, is the area of London that originally lay within the ancient city walls.
South Bank
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The South Bank is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central London and one of the city's cultural centres.
Covent Garden
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Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane.
Westminster
- Type: Quarter with 248,000 residents
- Description: area of the City of Westminster in the London Region in England
- Categories: area of London, market town and locality
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Westminster Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Abkhazian: Westminster
- Arabic: مدينة ويستمينستر
- Arabic: وستمنستر
- Arabic: ويستمنستر
- Armenian: Վեսթմինսթեր
- Armenian: Վեստմինստեր
- Asturian: Westminster
- Azerbaijani: Vestminster
- Basque: Westminster
- Belarusian: Ўэстмінстэр
- Belarusian: Вестмінстэр
- Belarusian: Вэстмінстэр
- Bengali: ওয়েস্টমিনিস্টার শহর
- Bulgarian: Уестминстър
- Catalan: Ciutat de Westminster Centre
- Catalan: Westminster
- Chinese: 威斯敏斯特
- Chinese: 西敏
- Cornish: Westminster
- Crimean Tatar: Vestminster
- Czech: Westminster
- Danish: Westminster
- Dimli (individual language): Westminster
- Dutch: Westminster
- Egyptian Arabic: ويستمينستر
- Esperanto: Urbo Westminster
- Esperanto: Westminster
- Finnish: City of Westminster
- Finnish: Westminster
- French: Westminster
- Georgian: ვესტმინსტერი
- German: Westminster
- Greek: Ουέστμινστερ
- Gujarati: પશ્ચિમમિન્સ્ટર
- Hebrew: וסטמינסטר
- Hindi: वेस्टमिंस्टर
- Hungarian: Westminster
- Icelandic: Westminster
- Irish: Westminster
- Italian: Westminster
- Japanese: ウェストミンスター
- Japanese: ウエストミンスター
- Kabyle: Westminster
- Kannada: ವೆಸ್ಟ್ಮಿನಿಸ್ಟರ್
- Kirghiz: Вестминстер
- Korean: 웨스터민스터
- Korean: 웨스트민스터
- Latin: Westmonasterium
- Latvian: Vestminstera
- Lithuanian: Vestminsteris
- Luxembourgish: Westminster
- Macedonian: Вестминстер
- Malagasy: Westminster
- Maltese: Westminster
- Mingrelian: ვესტმინსტერი
- Moksha: Вэстминстэр
- Norwegian: Westminster
- Norwegian Bokmål: Westminster
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Westminster
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Westmynster
- Panjabi: ਵੈਸਟਮਿੰਸਟਰ
- Persian: وستمینستر
- Polish: Westminster
- Portuguese: Westminster
- Russian: Вестминстер
- Scots: Wastmeenster
- Scots: Wastmeinster
- Serbian: Vestminster
- Serbian: Вестминстер
- Sindhi: ويسٽ منسٽر
- Slovak: Westminster
- Slovenian: Westminster
- South Azerbaijani: وستمینستر
- Spanish: Ciudad de Westminster
- Spanish: Westminster
- Swedish: Westminster
- Tagalog: Westminster
- Tajik: Вестминстер
- Tamil: வெஸ்ட்மின்ஸ்டர்
- Telugu: వెస్ట్ మిన్స్టర్
- Thai: Westminster
- Thai: เวสต์มินสเตอร์
- Turkish: City of Westminster
- Turkish: Westminster
- Ukrainian: Вестмінстер
- Urdu: ویسٹ منسٹر
- Vietnamese: Westminster
- Welsh: Westminster
- Western Frisian: Westminster
- Western Panjabi: ویسٹ منسٹر
- Wu Chinese: 威斯敏斯特
- Yiddish: וועסטמינסטער
- Yoruba: Westminster
- Yue Chinese: 西敏
Other Places Named Westminster
In the Area
Westminster is situated close to the localities Whitehall and Lambeth Reach.
Localities
- Westminster AbbeyLocality
- Pelican RockLocality
- MillbankSuburb
- LambethSuburb
- WaterlooSuburb
- Regency ApartmentsNeighbourhood
Landmarks
- Flags Of UK Overseas Territories
- Statue of Winston ChurchillMemorial
- Statue of Nelson MandelaMemorial
- Statue of David Lloyd GeorgeMemorial
- Statue of Robert PeelMemorial
- Statue of Millicent FawcettMemorial
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