Temple Bar Gate

Temple Bar was the principal ceremonial entrance to the from the . In the Middle Ages, London expanded city jurisdiction beyond its walls to gates, called 'bars', which were erected across thoroughfares.
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  • Memorial
  • …lies at an elevation of 82 feet (25 metres)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • Description: former entrance gate to the City of London
  • Also known as
    “Temple Bar”
    “Temple Bar memorial”
    “Temple Bar, London”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Temple Church.
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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of .
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The , a royal peculiar in the… is situated 410 feet southeast of Temple Bar Gate.
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The Honourable Society of the , commonly… is situated 700 feet south of Temple Bar Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temple and St Clement Danes.
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The is an area or precinct of the surrounding .
was a civil parish in the…
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is in , specifically the south-west corner of the .

Temple Bar Gate

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Latitude
51.51369° or 51° 30′ 49″ north
Longitude
-0.11192° or 0° 6′ 43″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV7Q+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 732968085
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Geo­Names ID
12088663
Wiki­data ID
Q1256932

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Temple Bar Gate” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣殿关”
  • Dutch: “Temple Bar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بوابة بار المعبد”
  • Finnish: “Temple Bar”
  • French: “Temple Bar”
  • German: “Temple Bar”
  • Hebrew: “טמפל בר”
  • Indonesian: “Temple Bar, London”
  • Irish: “Temple Bar, Londain”
  • Irish: “Temple Bar”
  • Italian: “Temple Bar”
  • Japanese: “テンプル・バー (ロンドン)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Temple Bar”
  • Polish: “Temple Bar”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Temple Bar”
  • Swedish: “Temple Bar, London”
  • Turkish: “Temple Bar”
  • Urdu: “ٹیمپل بار، لندن”

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