Palace of Westminster

The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is colloquially known as the Houses of Parliament after the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two legislative chambers which occupy the building.
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  • Administrative facility
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
  • Description: meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located in London, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Houses of Parliament”
    “Parliament”
    “St. Stephen’s”
    “Westminster Palace”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Big Ben.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westminster and Whitehall.
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Locality
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Latitude
51.49955° or 51° 29′ 58″ north
Longitude
-0.12478° or 0° 7′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C3XFVXG+R3
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Palace of Westminster” goes by many names.
Paleis van WestminsterAfrikaans
قصر وستمنسترArabic
قصر ويستمنسترArabic
Palacio de WestminsterAragonese
Վեստմինստերյան պալատArmenian
Palaciu de WestminsterAsturian
Vestminster sarayıAzerbaijani
Westminster jauregiaBasque
Westminsterreko JauregiaBasque
Вестмінстэрскі палацBelarusian
Вэстмінстэрскі палацBelarusian
Ўэстмінстэрскі палацBelarusian
ওয়েস্টমিনিস্টারের প্রাসাদBengali
ওয়েস্টমিন্‌স্টার প্রাসাদBengali
Palez WestminsterBreton
Уестминстърски дворецBulgarian
ဝက်စ်မင်စတာ နန်းတော်Burmese
Palau de WestminsterCatalan
Torre VictòriaCatalan
Palasyo nin WestminsterCentral Bikol
威斯敏斯特宫Chinese
威斯敏斯特宮Chinese
威斯敏斯特王宫Chinese
英国议会大厦Chinese
英國國會大廈Chinese
英國國會大樓Chinese
西敏宮Chinese
西敏寺Chinese
Londonski parlamentCroatian
Palača WestminsterCroatian
Parlament u LondonuCroatian
Westminsterska palačaCroatian
Westminsterský palácCzech
Houses of ParliamentDanish
Palace of WestminsterDanish
Westminster PalaceDanish
WestminsterpaladsetDanish
Houses of ParliamentDutch
Palace of WestminsterDutch
قصر وستمنسترEgyptian Arabic
Palaco de WestminsterEsperanto
Palaco WestminsterEsperanto
Westminsteri paleeEstonian
Lontoon parlamenttitaloFinnish
Westminster HallGalician
ვესტმინსტერის სასახლეGeorgian
უესტმინსტერის სასახლეGeorgian
Ανάκτορα του ΟυεστμίνστερGreek
Ανάκτορο του ΟυεστμίνστερGreek
ארמון ווסטמינסטרHebrew
ארמון וסטמינסטרHebrew
בניין הפרלמנט הבריטיHebrew
पैलेस ऑफ़ वेस्ट्मिन्स्टरHindi
Westminster-palotaHungarian
Houses of ParliamentIcelandic
Palace of WestminsterIcelandic
Westminster PalaceIcelandic
Westminster-höllIcelandic
WestminsterhöllinIcelandic
Istana WestminsterIndonesian
Palace of WestminsterIndonesian
Pálás WestminsterIrish
Tithe na ParlaiminteIrish
House of ParliamentItalian
Houses of ParliamentItalian
Palazzo di WestminsterItalian
イギリスの国会議事堂Japanese
ウェストミンスター・ホールJapanese
ウェストミンスター宮殿Japanese
ウエストミンスター宮殿Japanese
ウェストミンスター宮殿、ウェストミンスター大寺院及び聖マーガレット教会Japanese
ವೆಸ್ಟ್‌ಮಿನಿಸ್ಟರ್‌ ಅರಮನೆKannada
Вестминстер сарайыKazakh
국회 의사당Korean
영국 국회의사당Korean
웨스트민스터 궁Korean
웨스트민스터 궁전Korean
Houses of ParliamentLatvian
Palace of WestminsterLatvian
Vestminsteras pilsLatvian
Vestminsterio rūmaiLithuanian
Вестминстерска палатаMacedonian
Istana WestminsterMalay
വെസ്റ്റ്മിൻസ്റ്റർ കൊട്ടാരംMalayalam
वेस्टमिन्स्टर राजवाडाMarathi
Westminster KiongMin Nan Chinese
Вестминстер ордонMongolian
Вестминстер ордон (Лондон)Mongolian
Palace of WestminsterNorwegian
Houses of ParliamentNorwegian Bokmål
Palace of WestminsterNorwegian Bokmål
Westminster HallNorwegian Bokmål
Westminster PalaceNorwegian Bokmål
Westminster slottNorwegian Bokmål
Westminster-palassetNorwegian Bokmål
Palace of WestminsterNorwegian Nynorsk
Palais de WestminsterOccitan (post 1500)
ਪੈਲੇਸ ਆਫ਼ ਵੈਸਟਮਿੰਸਟਰPanjabi
کاخ وست‌مینسترPersian
Pałac WestminsterskiPolish
د وېسټ مېنسټر ماڼۍPushto
Palatul WestminsterRomanian
Вестминстер-ХоллRussian
Вестминстерский дворецRussian
Вестминстерский залRussian
Здания ПарламентаRussian
Hooses o PairlamentScots
Pailace o WastmeensterScots
Palace o WastmeensterScots
Вестминстерска палатаSerbian
Westminsterska palačaSerbo-Croatian
ويسٽ منسٽر پيلسSindhi
වෙස්ට්මිනිස්ටර් මාළිගයSinhala
Houses of ParliamentSlovak
Palace of WestminsterSlovak
Westminsterský palácSlovak
Westminstrska palačaSlovenian
Westminster hallSwedish
Westminster PalaceSwedish
WestminsterpalatsetSwedish
வெஸ்ட்மின்ஸ்டர் அரண்மனைTamil
వెస్ట్ మినిస్టర్ రాజభవనంTelugu
వెస్ట్‌మిన్‌స్టర్ ప్యాలెస్Telugu
Houses of ParliamentThai
Palace of WestminsterThai
Westminster PalaceThai
ตึกรัฐสภาเวสต์มินสเตอร์Thai
ตึกรัฐสภาแห่งสหราชอาณาจักรThai
พระราชวังเวสต์มินสเตอร์Thai
Palace of WestminsterTurkish
Westminster SarayıTurkish
Вестмінстерський палацUkrainian
ویسٹ منسٹر پیلسUrdu
Vestminster saroyiUzbek
Westminster saroyiUzbek
Cung điện WestminsterVietnamese
Ðiện WestminsterVietnamese
Palace of WestminsterWaray (Philippines)
Palasyo han WestminsterWaray (Philippines)
Westminster PalaceWaray (Philippines)
Palas San SteffanWelsh
Palas WestminsterWelsh
Plas San SteffanWelsh
Paleis fan WestminsterWestern Frisian
ویسٹ منسٹر پیلسWestern Panjabi
威斯敏斯特宫Wu Chinese
西敏宮Yue Chinese
Isigodlo saseWestminsterZulu

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