Albany
Albany, sometimes referred to as the Albany, is an English apartment complex in Piccadilly, London. The three-storey mansion was built in the 1770s and divided into apartments in 1802.Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Residential building
- Description: apartment complex in Piccadilly, London, England, UK
- Also known as: “Melbourne House” and “The Albany”
- Address: Albany Court Yard, London, W1J 0AL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Royal Academy of Arts.
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.
Royal Academy of Arts
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects.
National Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2,200 feet east of Albany.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St James’s and Soho.
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.
Soho
Photo: garryknight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Soho is a district of central London, part of the West End, famous for jazz, its gay village, sex shops and alternative lifestyles.
Mayfair-Marylebone
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mayfair and Marylebone are districts of central London. Together they cover a large area of western central London, encompassing the whole of Mayfair and Piccadilly to the south and the area from Oxford Street through Marylebone to Regent's Park and the border with St John's Wood to the north.
Albany
- Categories: building complex, revenue house, and building
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.5091° or 51° 30′ 33″ northLongitude
-0.13864° or 0° 8′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C3XGV56+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 217873681OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialWikidata ID
Q2637274
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Portuguese—“Albany” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ألباني”
- Chinese: “奧爾巴尼 (倫敦)”
- Chinese: “奧爾巴尼”
- Dutch: “Albany”
- German: “Albany (London)”
- German: “Albany”
- Hebrew: “אולבני”
- Hebrew: “אלבני”
- Hindi: “अल्बानियन”
- Italian: “Albany (Londra)”
- Italian: “Albany”
- Japanese: “オールバニー”
- Portuguese: “Melbourne House”
- Portuguese: “The Albany”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sotheran’s and Bentley’s Oyster Bar and Grill.
Nearby Places
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