Parliament Square

Parliament Square is a at the northwest end of the in the in central , England. Laid out in the 19th century, it features a large open green area in the centre with trees to its west, and it contains twelve statues of statesmen and other notable individuals.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in London, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Parliament Square, London” and “Parliament Square, Westminster”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Big Ben.

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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.

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is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the in London, England. is situated 510 feet east of Parliament Square.

Church
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, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the , London, England. is situated 460 feet south of Parliament Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westminster and Whitehall.

Quarter
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is the main settlement of the in , England. It extends from the to and has many famous landmarks, including the , , , , and much of the cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.

Locality
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is a road and area in the , Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from to .

Suburb
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is an area of in the . is located by the , east of and south of . is known as the location of major government offices, Burberry headquarters, the and prominent art institutions such as and the Chelsea College of Art and Design.

Parliament Square

Latitude
51.50063° or 51° 30′ 2″ north
Longitude
-0.12683° or 0° 7′ 37″ west
Named after
Parliament Square
Open location code
9C3XGV2F+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 256427111
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1368556
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Parliament Square” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساحة البرلمان”
  • Armenian: “Պառլամենտի հրապարակ”
  • Basque: “Parliament Square”
  • Belarusian: “Парламентская пл.”
  • Catalan: “Parliament Square”
  • Chinese: “国会广场”
  • Chinese: “國會廣場”
  • Czech: “Parliament Square”
  • Danish: “Parliament Square”
  • Dutch: “Parliament Square”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان البرلمان”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Parlamento”
  • Finnish: “Parliament Square”
  • French: “Parliament Square”
  • German: “Parliament Square”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר פרלמנט”
  • Italian: “Parliament Square”
  • Japanese: “パーラメント・スクウェア”
  • Japanese: “パーラメント・スクエア”
  • Japanese: “パーラメント広場”
  • Japanese: “パーランメント・スクウェア”
  • Japanese: “国会広場”
  • Korean: “팔러먼트 광장”
  • Malay: “Dataran Parlimen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Parliament Square”
  • Norwegian: “Parliament Square”
  • Panjabi: “ਪਾਰਲੀਮੈਂਟ ਸਕੁਏਅਰ”
  • Persian: “میدان پارلمان”
  • Polish: “Parliament Square”
  • Portuguese: “Praça do Parlamento”
  • Russian: “Парламент-сквер”
  • Russian: “Парламентская пл.”
  • Russian: “Парламентская площадь”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Parliement Square”
  • Slovak: “Parliament Square”
  • Slovenian: “Parliament Square”
  • Spanish: “Parliament Square”
  • Turkish: “Parlamento Meydanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Парламент-сквер”
  • Ukrainian: “Парламентська площа, Вестмінстер”
  • Ukrainian: “Парламентська площа, Лондон”
  • Ukrainian: “Парламентська площа”
  • Ukrainian: “Парламентський майдан, Вестмінстер”
  • Ukrainian: “Парламентський майдан, Лондон”
  • Ukrainian: “Парламентський майдан”
  • Welsh: “Parliament Square”
  • Welsh: “Sgwâr y Senedd”
  • Yue Chinese: “國會廣場”

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