Old Palace Yard

Old Palace Yard is a paved open space in the City of Westminster, England. It lies between the Palace of Westminster to its north and east and Westminster Abbey to its west.

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Type: Parking area
Description: street in Westminster, London

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Westminster Abbey.

Leicester Square

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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 430 feet northwest of Old Palace Yard.

Big Ben

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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 690 feet north of Old Palace Yard.

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.

Millbank

Suburb

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Millbank is an area of central London in the City of Westminster. Millbank is located by the River Thames, east of Pimlico and south of Westminster. Millbank is known as the location of major government offices, Burberry headquarters, the Millbank Tower and prominent art institutions such as Tate Britain and the Chelsea College of Art and Design.

Old Palace Yard

Categories: square and transportation
Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49893° or 51° 29′ 56″ north

Longitude

-0.12563° or 0° 7′ 32″ west

Parking

surface

Open location code

9C3XFVXF+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 139732195

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

Wikidata ID

Q3881523

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Old Palace Yard” goes by many names.

Chinese: “旧宫院”
Chinese: “舊宮院”
Dutch: “Old Palace Yard”
Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان القصر القديم”
French: “Old Palace Yard”
Greek: “Ολντ Πάλας Γιάρντ”
Italian: “Old Palace Yard”
Japanese: “オールド・パレス・ヤード”
Swedish: “Old Palace Yard”

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