Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall is a medieval great hall which forms part of the Palace of Westminster in London. It was built in 1097 for William II, and at that time was one of the largest halls in Europe.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Big Ben.

Leicester Square

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The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower that stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Big Ben is situated 340 feet northeast of Westminster Hall.

Westminster Abbey

Church

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Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Westminster Abbey is situated 500 feet west of Westminster Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westminster and Whitehall.

Westminster

Quarter

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Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.

Whitehall

Locality

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Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea.

Lambeth

Suburb

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Lambeth is a district in South London, England, which today also gives its name to the London Borough of Lambeth. Lambeth itself was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey.

Westminster Hall

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Westminster Hall, the oldest existing part of the Palace of Westminster
Categories: hall, building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49989° or 51° 29′ 60″ north

Longitude

-0.12536° or 0° 7′ 31″ west

Elevation

49 feet (15 metres)

Open location code

9C3XFVXF+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 367642704

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

12206908

Wikidata ID

Q114004148

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Westminster Hall” goes by many names.

Arabic: “قاعة وستمنستر”
Asturian: “Westminster Hall”
Chinese: “威斯敏斯特大廳”
Chinese: “西敏廳”
French: “Westminster Hall”
Galician: “Salón Westminster”
Hebrew: “אולם וסטמינסטר”
Japanese: “ウェストミンスター・ホール”
Malay: “Dewan Westminster”
Marathi: “वेस्टमिन्स्टर हॉल”
Persian: “تالار وست‌مینستر”
Slovenian: “Westminstrska dvorana”
Spanish: “Salón Westminster”
Spanish: “Westminster Hall”
Swedish: “Westminster Hall”
Turkish: “Westminster Hall”

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