55 Broadway

55 Broadway is a Grade I listed building on Broadway close to St James's Park in London. Upon completion, it was the tallest office block in London. In 1931, the building earned architect Charles Holden the RIBA London Architecture Medal.

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Type: Office building
Description: office building in London
Address: 55 Broadway, London

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Westminster Abbey.

Leicester Square

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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.

Westminster Abbey

Church

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Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Westminster Abbey is situated 1,400 feet east of 55 Broadway.

Big Ben

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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 2,100 feet east of 55 Broadway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westminster and Whitehall.

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.

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.

Victoria

Suburb

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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.

55 Broadway

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

51.4994° or 51° 29′ 58″ north

Longitude

-0.13367° or 0° 8′ 1″ west

Levels

Roof shape

flat

Operator

Transport for London

Open location code

9C3XFVX8+QG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 221891219

OpenStreetMap feature

building=office

Wikidata ID

Q3286924

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“55 Broadway” goes by many names.

Arabic: “55 برودواي”
Asturian: “55 Broadway”
Catalan: “55 Broadway”
Chinese: “百老匯55號”
Dutch: “55 Broadway”
French: “55 Broadway”
German: “55 Broadway”
Italian: “55 Broadway”
Japanese: “ブロードウェイ55番地”
Japanese: “ブロードウエイ55番地”
Portuguese: “55 Broadway”
Slovenian: “55 Broadway”
Turkish: “55 Broadway”

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