British Council
British Council is a building in Westminster, Greater London, England. British Council is situated nearby to the hotel The Trafalgar St. James London, as well as near Admiralty, Trafalgar Square.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and National Gallery.
Leicester Square
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.National Gallery
Art gallery
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. National Gallery is situated 700 feet north of British Council.
National Portrait Gallery
Art gallery
The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in London that houses a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. When it opened in 1856, it was arguably the first national public gallery in the world that was dedicated to portraits. National Portrait Gallery is situated 880 feet north of British Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St James’s and Chinatown.
St James’s
Neighborhood
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.
Chinatown
Suburb
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the City of Westminster, London, bordering Soho to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.
Whitehall
Locality
British Council
- Type: Building
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50705° or 51° 30′ 25″ north
Longitude
-0.1296° or 0° 7′ 47″ west
Levels
8
Height
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGV4C+R5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“British Council” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المجلس الثقافي البريطاني”
- Japanese: “ブリティッシュ・カウンシル”
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