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Westminster Cathedral

Westminster Cathedral, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, is the largest Catholic church in England and Wales. The shrine is dedicated to the Blood of Jesus Christ and is the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Catholic cathedral in London, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of London” and “London Cathedral”
  • Address: Francis Street, London, SW1P 1QW
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and London Victoria.

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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.

Railway station
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Victoria station, also known as , is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in , in the , managed by Network Rail. is situated 1,200 feet west of Westminster Cathedral.

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 3,000 feet northeast of Westminster Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Victoria and Lillington Gardens.

Suburb
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is an area of , in the . It is named after , which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Street, opened 1851.

Neighborhood
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is an estate in the area of the , constructed in phases between 1961 and 1971 to a plan by Darbourne & Darke.

Suburb
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is a district in , in the , built as a southern extension to neighbouring . It is known for its garden squares and distinctive Regency architecture.

Westminster Cathedral

Latitude
51.49582° or 51° 29′ 45″ north
Longitude
-0.13952° or 0° 8′ 22″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
9C3XFVW6+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10810446
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
11983716
Wiki­data ID
Q739364
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Westminster Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վեստմինստերյան տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vestminster kafedralı”
  • Basque: “Westminster katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Вестмінстэрскі сабор”
  • Belarusian: “Вэстмінстэрскі сабор”
  • Catalan: “catedral de Westminster”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Westminster”
  • Chinese: “威斯敏斯特主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “威斯敏斯特天主教大教堂”
  • Chinese: “西敏大教堂”
  • Chinese: “西敏寺教堂”
  • Czech: “Westminsterská katedrála”
  • Danish: “Westminster Cathedral”
  • Danish: “Westminster Katedral”
  • Danish: “Westminsterkatedralen”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Westminster”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه وستمنستر”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Westminster”
  • Finnish: “Westminsterin katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale de Westminster”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Westminster”
  • German: “Westminster Cathedral”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת וסטמינסטר”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Westminster”
  • Irish: “Ardeaglais Westminster”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Westminster”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Westminster”
  • Italian: “Westminster Cathedral”
  • Japanese: “ウェストミンスター大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “ウエストミンスター大聖堂”
  • Korean: “웨스터민스터 대성당”
  • Korean: “웨스트민스터 대성당”
  • Korean: “웨스트민스터 성당”
  • Korean: “웨스트민스터 주교좌 성당”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis Vestmonasteriensis”
  • Latvian: “Vestminsteras katedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Vestminsterio katedra”
  • Macedonian: “Вестминстерска катедрала”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Westminsterkatedralen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Westminsterkatedralen”
  • Norwegian: “Westminsterkatedralen”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع وست‌مینستر”
  • Piemontese: “Catedral ëd Westminster”
  • Polish: “Katedra Westminsterska”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Westminster”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Westminster”
  • Romanian: “Westminster Cathedral”
  • Russian: “Вестминстерский собор”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Westminsterska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Londonu”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Westminstru”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Londonu”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Westminstru”
  • Slovenian: “westminstrska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “westminstrska stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral católica de Westminster”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Preciosísima Sangre de Cristo de Westminster”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Westminster”
  • Swedish: “Westminster Cathedral”
  • Tamil: “வெஸ்ட்மின்ஸ்டர் பேராலயம்”
  • Thai: “โบสถ์เวสต์มินสเตอร์”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารเวสต์มินสเตอร์”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารเวสต์มินสเตอร์”
  • Turkish: “Westminster Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Вестмінстерський собор”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ منسٹر کیتھیڈرل”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Westminster”
  • Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Westminster”
  • Western Panjabi: “ویسٹ منسٹر کیتھیڈرل”
  • Wu Chinese: “西敏主教堂”
  • Yue Chinese: “西敏大教堂”

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