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Somerset House is a large neoclassical building complex situated on the south side of the in , overlooking the , just east of .
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  • Type: Arts center
  • Description: building on the Strand, London
  • Also known as: “The Deadhouse”
  • Address: Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Royal Opera House.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Arts center
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The is a theatre in , . The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Somerset House.

Bridge
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is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the in , between and . is situated 880 feet south of Somerset House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Clement Danes and Covent Garden.

Neighborhood
was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of , England; an ecclesiastical version remains. The parish was split between the Liberty of Westminster and the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster.

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is one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of , and is hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.

Quarter
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The is an area or precinct of the surrounding . It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law, from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Somerset House

Latitude
51.51093° or 51° 30′ 39″ north
Longitude
-0.11746° or 0° 7′ 3″ west
Elevation
72 feet (22 metres)
Levels
2
Open location code
9C3XGV6M+92
Open­Street­Map ID
way 372841786
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­arts_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6619882
Wiki­data ID
Q1344889
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Somerset House” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սոմերսեթ հաուս”
  • Armenian: “Սոմերսեթ Հաուս”
  • Basque: “Somerset House”
  • Belarusian: “Сомерсет-хаус”
  • Bulgarian: “Самърсет Хаус”
  • Bulgarian: “Съмърсет Хаус”
  • Catalan: “Somerset House”
  • Chinese: “萨默塞特公爵府”
  • Chinese: “萨默塞特府”
  • Chinese: “薩默塞特府”
  • Croatian: “Somerset House”
  • Czech: “Somerset House”
  • Dutch: “Somerset House”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سومرست هاوس”
  • Esperanto: “Somerset House”
  • Finnish: “Denmark House”
  • Finnish: “Somerset House”
  • French: “Somerset House”
  • Galician: “Somerset House”
  • Georgian: “სომერსეტ-ჰაუსი”
  • German: “Somerset House”
  • Hebrew: “בית סאמרסט”
  • Hebrew: “בית סמרסט”
  • Irish: “Somerset House”
  • Italian: “Somerset House”
  • Japanese: “サマセット・ハウス”
  • Lithuanian: “Somerset namas”
  • Macedonian: “Сомерсетски дом”
  • Malayalam: “സോമർസെറ്റ് ഹൗസ്”
  • Persian: “خانه سامرست”
  • Polish: “Somerset House”
  • Portuguese: “Somerset House”
  • Russian: “Сомерсет Хаус”
  • Russian: “Сомерсет-хаус”
  • Slovak: “Somerset House”
  • Spanish: “Somerset House”
  • Swedish: “Somerset House”
  • Turkish: “Somerset House”
  • Ukrainian: “Сомерсет-хаус”
  • Urdu: “سامرسیٹ ہاؤس”
  • Western Panjabi: “سامرسیٹ ہاؤس”

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