British Library of Political and Economic Science

The British Library of Political and Economic Science, commonly referred to as "LSE Library", is the main library of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Library
  • Description: main library of the London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Also known as: “BLPES”, “Lionel Robbins building”, “LRB”, and “LSE Library”
  • Address: 10 Portugal Street, London, WC2A 2HD
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Royal Opera House.

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

Arts center
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The is a theatre in , . The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. is situated 1,700 feet southwest of British Library of Political and Economic Science.

Park
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The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, commonly known as Lincoln's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the bar in order to practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these inns. is situated 900 feet north of British Library of Political and Economic Science.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Clement Danes and Temple.

Neighborhood
was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of , England; an ecclesiastical version remains. The parish was split between the Liberty of Westminster and the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Quarter
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The is an area or precinct of the surrounding . It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law, from the Middle Ages to the present day.

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is a district in central that is in many ways a buffer zone between London's West End and the City of London financial district.

British Library of Political and Economic Science

Latitude
51.51466° or 51° 30′ 53″ north
Longitude
-0.1157° or 0° 6′ 57″ west
Levels
4
Operator
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Open location code
9C3XGV7M+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174793673
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2371017
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“British Library of Political and Economic Science” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المكتبة البريطانية للعلوم السياسية والاقتصادية”
  • Azerbaijani: “Britaniya Siyasi və İqtisadi Elmlər Kitabxanası”
  • Belarusian: “ББПЭН”
  • Belarusian: “Брытанская бібліятэка палітычных і эканамічных навук”
  • Chinese: “英国政治经济图书馆”
  • Chinese: “英國政治經濟圖書館”
  • Dutch: “Britse Bibliotheek voor Politieke en Economische Wetenschappen”
  • French: “British Library of Political and Economic Science”
  • German: “British Library of Political and Economic Science”
  • Japanese: “英国政治経済学図書館”
  • Russian: “Британская библиотека политических и экономических наук”
  • Slovenian: “Britanska knjižnica za politične in ekonomske vede”
  • Slovenian: “British Library of Political and Economic Science”
  • Urdu: “برٹش لائبریری آف پولیٹیکل اینڈ اکنامک سائنس”

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