Guildhall
Guildhall is a municipal building in the City of London, England. It is off Gresham and Basinghall streets, in the wards of Bassishaw and Cheap. The current building dates from the 15th century; however documentary evidence suggests that a guildhall had existed at the site since at least the early 12th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in the City of London, England, UK
- Also known as: “Guildhall, London”
- Address: Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7HH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and Amphitheatre.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Guildhall.
Amphitheatre
Archaeological site
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The visible remains of an amphitheatre constructed during Roman London lie beneath Guildhall Yard in the City of London. Some of these remains are displayed in situ in a room in the basement of the Guildhall Art Gallery complex.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 3,000 feet south of Guildhall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barbican Estate and Finsbury.
Barbican Estate
Quarter
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The Barbican Estate, or Barbican, is a residential complex of around 2,000 flats, maisonettes and houses in central London, England, within the City of London.
Finsbury
Suburb
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Finsbury is a district of North-Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London. The Manor of Finsbury is first recorded as Vinisbir and means "manor of a man called Finn".
Guildhall
- Categories: city hall, building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51586° or 51° 30′ 57″ northLongitude
-0.09193° or 0° 5′ 31″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Inception
1411Operator
City of London CorporationOpen location code
9C3XGW85+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 539317283OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Guildhall” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جيلدهول”
- Basque: “Guildhall”
- Catalan: “Guildhall”
- Chinese: “伦敦市政厅”
- Chinese: “倫敦市市政廳”
- Chinese: “市政厅”
- Chinese: “市政廳 (倫敦市)”
- Danish: “Guildhall”
- Dutch: “Guildhall (Londen)”
- Dutch: “Guildhall”
- Esperanto: “Gildohalo”
- Esperanto: “Guildhall”
- Esperanto: “Londona Gildohalo”
- Faroese: “Guildhall”
- Finnish: “Guildhall”
- French: “Guildhall”
- German: “Guildhall”
- Hebrew: “גילדהול”
- Hebrew: “הגילדהול”
- Icelandic: “Guildhall”
- Italian: “Guildhall”
- Japanese: “ギルドホール”
- Kalaallisut: “Guildhall”
- Korean: “길드홀”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Guildhall”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Guildhall”
- Norwegian: “Guildhall”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Guildhall”
- Persian: “گیلدهال، لندن”
- Portuguese: “Guildhall”
- Russian: “Гилдхолл”
- Scots: “Guildhall, Lunnon”
- Scots: “Guildhall”
- Spanish: “Guildhall”
- Spanish: “Guindall”
- Swedish: “Guildhall, London”
- Swedish: “Guildhall”
- Turkish: “Guildhall”
- Ukrainian: “Ґілдголл”
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