Parliament Square

Parliament Square is a square 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”, “Parliament Square, Westminster”, “Парламент-сквер”, “Парламентська площа, Вестмінстер”, “Парламентська площа, Лондон”, “Парламентський майдан”, “Парламентський майдан, Вестмінстер”, “Парламентський майдан, Лондон”, “パーラメント・スクウェア”, “パーラメント広場”, “パーランメント・スクウェア”, and “国会広場”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leicester Square and Big Ben.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of .

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is the nickname for the Great Bell of the… is situated 510 feet east of Parliament Square.

Church
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, formally titled the Collegiate… 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.

Locality
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is a road and area in the , Central London, England.

Suburb
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is an area of in the .

Parliament Square

Latitude
51.50063° or 51° 30′ 2″ north
Longitude
-0.12683° or 0° 7′ 37″ west
Wheelchair access
limited
Named after
Parliament Square
Open location code
9C3XGV2F+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 256427111
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1368556
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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・スクエア”
  • 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: “Парламентская пл.”
  • Russian: “Парламентская площадь”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Parliement Square”
  • Slovak: “Parliament Square”
  • Slovenian: “Parliament Square”
  • Spanish: “Parliament Square”
  • Turkish: “Parlamento Meydanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Парламентська площа”
  • Welsh: “Sgwâr y Senedd”
  • Yue Chinese: “國會廣場”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Statue of Jan Smuts and Flags Of UK Overseas Territories.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Millicent Fawcett and David Lloyd George.

London: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: South Kensington-Chelsea and Heathrow Airport.

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