12 Downing Street

12 Downing Street is one of the buildings situated on Downing Street in the in London, England. It has been traditionally used as the office of the Chief Whip although the upper floor forms part of the residential apartment for the prime minister of the United Kingdom.
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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: building in Westminster, London, England, UK
  • Also known as: “12, Downing Street SW1” and “Government Chief Whip’s Office”
  • Address: 12 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AD

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 that stands at the north end of the in London, England. is situated 1,300 feet southeast of 12 Downing Street.

Government office
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in , also known colloquially in the United Kingdom as Number 11, is the official residence of the chancellor of the exchequer. The residence, in Downing Street in London, was built alongside the official residence of the Prime Minister at Number 10 in 1682.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.

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 .

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.

Neighborhood
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St James's is a district of , and a central district in the , London, forming part of the . The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.

12 Downing Street

Latitude
51.50339° or 51° 30′ 12″ north
Longitude
-0.12809° or 0° 7′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV3C+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37743391
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2722248
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“12 Downing Street” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “12 شارع داوننغ”
  • Asturian: “12 Downing Street”
  • Bavarian: “12 Downing Street”
  • Bavarian: “12, Downing Street SW1”
  • Chinese: “唐宁街12号”
  • Chinese: “唐寧街12號”
  • Dutch: “12 Downing Street”
  • Dutch: “12, Downing Street SW1”
  • French: “12 Downing Street”
  • French: “12, Downing Street SW1”
  • German: “12 Downing Street”
  • German: “12, Downing Street SW1”
  • Japanese: “ダウニング街12番地”
  • Russian: “Даунинг-стрит, 12”
  • Spanish: “12 de Downing Street”
  • Spanish: “12 Downing Street”
  • Swedish: “12 Downing Street”
  • Turkish: “12 Downing Street”
  • Wu Chinese: “唐宁街12号”
  • Yue Chinese: “唐寧街12號”

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Highlights include The Rose Garden and Mountbatten Green.

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