Admiralty buildings

The Admiralty buildings are five interconnected buildings in London between Whitehall, Horse Guards Parade and The Mall, which once formed the headquarters of the Admiralty, the government department responsible for the Royal Navy.

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Type: Historic building
Description: complex of buildings in central London, which used to house the United Kingdom Admiralty
Also known as: “Ripley Buildings”
Address: 26 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2WH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Big Ben.

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.

Big Ben

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 2,000 feet south of Admiralty buildings.

Admiralty House

Historic building

Photo: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Admiralty House in London is a Grade I listed building facing Whitehall, currently used for government functions and as ministerial flats.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.

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.

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.

St James’s

Neighborhood

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St James's is a district of Westminster, and a central district in the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the West End. The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.

Admiralty buildings

Categories: building complex, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50583° or 51° 30′ 21″ north

Longitude

-0.12756° or 0° 7′ 39″ west

Levels

Open location code

9C3XGV4C+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 140469334

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q114459664

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In Other Languages

“Admiralty buildings” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Edificios del Almirantazgo”

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