Westminster Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, informally known as Westminster Cathedral, is the largest Catholic church in England and Wales.
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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: “Catedral católica de Westminster”, “Catedrala Westminster”, “Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, London”, “katedrala v Londonu”, “katedrala v Westminstru”, “stolnica v Londonu”, “Westminster Katedral”, “westminstrska katedrala”, “westminstrska stolnica”, “Вестмінстэрскі сабор”, “โบสถ์เวสต์มินสเตอร์”, “웨스트민스터 성당”, “웨스트민스터 주교좌 성당”, “ウエストミンスター大聖堂”, and “威斯敏斯特天主教大教堂”
  • Address: Francis Street, London, SW1P 1QW
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leicester Square and London Victoria.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of .

Railway station
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Victoria station, also known as … is situated 1,200 feet west of Westminster Cathedral.

Church
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, formally titled the Collegiate… 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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Neighborhood
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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: “Вэстмінстэрскі сабор”
  • Catalan: “catedral de Westminster”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Westminster”
  • Chinese: “威斯敏斯特主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “西敏寺教堂”
  • Czech: “Westminsterská katedrála”
  • Danish: “Westminster Cathedral”
  • 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”
  • Japanese: “ウェストミンスター大聖堂”
  • Korean: “웨스터민스터 대성당”
  • Korean: “웨스트민스터 대성당”
  • 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: “Westminster Cathedral”
  • Russian: “Вестминстерский собор”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Westminsterska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Westminstru”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Preciosísima Sangre de Cristo de Westminster”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Westminster”
  • Swedish: “Westminster Cathedral”
  • Tamil: “வெஸ்ட்மின்ஸ்டர் பேராலயம்”
  • 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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