Churchill War Rooms

The Churchill War Rooms is a museum in and one of the five branches of the . The museum comprises the Cabinet War Rooms, a historic underground complex that housed a British government command centre throughout the Second World War, and the Churchill Museum, a biographical museum exploring the life of British statesman Winston Churchill.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in London
  • Also known as: “Cabinet War Rooms”, “Churchill Bunker”, and “Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms”
  • Address: King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AQ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Big Ben.

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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.

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is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the that stands at the north end of the in London, England. is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Churchill War Rooms.

Church
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, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the , London, England. is situated 1,100 feet south of Churchill War Rooms.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.

Locality
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is a road and area in the , Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from to .

Quarter
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is the main settlement of the in , England. It extends from the to and has many famous landmarks, including the , , , , and much of the cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.

Neighborhood
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St James's is a district of , and a central district in the , London, forming part of the . The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.

Churchill War Rooms

Latitude
51.50221° or 51° 30′ 8″ north
Longitude
-0.12925° or 0° 7′ 45″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9C3XGV2C+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 197206542
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
10174596
Wiki­data ID
Q1024854
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Churchill War Rooms” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غرف حرب تشرشل”
  • Arabic: “غرف عمليات الحربية”
  • Catalan: “Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms”
  • Catalan: “Churchill War Rooms”
  • Chinese: “丘吉尔战时办公室”
  • Chinese: “帝國戰爭博物館邱吉爾戰爭紀念館”
  • Czech: “Churchillovo muzeum a Cabinet War Rooms”
  • Dutch: “Cabinet War Rooms”
  • Dutch: “Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms”
  • French: “Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms”
  • French: “Churchill War Rooms”
  • Georgian: “ჩერჩილის ომის ოთახები”
  • German: “Cabinet War Rooms”
  • German: “Churchill Bunker”
  • German: “Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms”
  • German: “Churchill War Rooms”
  • Hebrew: “חדרי המלחמה של הקבינט”
  • Hebrew: “חדרי המלחמה של צ’רצ’יל”
  • Hebrew: “חדרי הממשלה המלחמתיים בלונדון”
  • Hebrew: “חדרי הממשלה המלחמתיים”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון צ’רצ’יל וחדרי המלחמה של הקבינט”
  • Italian: “Cabinet War Rooms”
  • Italian: “Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms”
  • Japanese: “チャーチル博物館”
  • Japanese: “内閣戦時執務室”
  • Korean: “처칠 박물관”
  • Korean: “처칠 전쟁실”
  • Portuguese: “Churchill Museum e Cabinet War Rooms”
  • Portuguese: “Churchill War Rooms”
  • Slovak: “Churchill War Rooms”
  • Slovak: “Churchillovo múzeum a Cabinet War Rooms”
  • Spanish: “Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms”
  • Spanish: “Churchill War Rooms”
  • Spanish: “Museo Churchill”
  • Turkish: “Churchill War Rooms”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Thời chiến Churchill”
  • Welsh: “Ystafelloedd Rhyfel Churchill”

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