Italian Cultural Institute

Italian Cultural Institute is a building in Westminster, Greater London, England, which is located on Belgrave Square. Italian Cultural Institute is situated near the government office High Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as near Turkish Embassy.

Type: Educational institution
Also known as: “IIC”
Address: 39 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8NX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leicester Square and Belgrave Square.

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.

Belgrave Square

Garden

Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belgrave Square is a large 19th-century garden square in London. It is the centrepiece of Belgravia, and its architecture resembles the original scheme of property contractor Thomas Cubitt who engaged George Basevi for all of the terraces for the 2nd Earl Grosvenor, later the 1st Marquess of Westminster, in the 1820s. Belgrave Square is situated 410 feet southwest of Italian Cultural Institute.

Constitution Arch

Photo: Canaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Wellington Arch, also known as the Constitution Arch or as the Green Park Arch, is a Grade I-listed triumphal arch by Decimus Burton that forms a centrepiece of Hyde Park Corner in central London, the road junction near the south-eastern corner of Hyde Park. Constitution Arch is situated 1,100 feet north of Italian Cultural Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belgravia and Victoria.

Belgravia

Suburb

Photo: Paul Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belgravia is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.

Victoria

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Victoria is an area of Westminster, Central London, in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street, opened 1851.

Knightsbridge

Suburb

Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.

Italian Cultural Institute

Categories: building, office, and education
Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49963° or 51° 29′ 59″ north

Longitude

-0.15185° or 0° 9′ 7″ west

Branch

London

Open location code

9C3XFRXX+V7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 147360133

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

office=educational_institution

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In Other Languages

“Italian Cultural Institute” goes by many names.

Italian: “Istituto Italiano di Cultura”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: High Commission of Trinidad and Tobago and Turkish Embassy.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Belgrave Square and Old English Coffee House.

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Worth a closer look: South Kensington-Chelsea and Heathrow Airport.

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