St James’s Square

St James's Square is the only square in the district of the and is a garden square. It has predominantly Georgian and Neo-Georgian architecture.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 10:00 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Park
  • Description: square in the City of Westminster, London
  • Also known as: “St James’s Square Gardens”, “St James’s Square, London”, and “St. James’s Square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and His Majesty’s Theatre.

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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.

Theater building
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His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket in the , London. The building, designed by Charles J. Phipps, was constructed in 1897 for the actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who established the at the theatre. is situated 820 feet northeast of St James’s Square.

Government office
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, a Grade I listed mansion on in , , , is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations and the seat of the Commonwealth Secretariat. is situated 820 feet south of St James’s Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St James’s and Chinatown.

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.

Suburb
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is an ethnic enclave in the , London, bordering to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.

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is a district of central , part of the West End, famous for jazz, its gay village, sex shops and alternative lifestyles.

St James’s Square

Latitude
51.50718° or 51° 30′ 26″ north
Longitude
-0.13528° or 0° 8′ 7″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV47+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4358458
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q500529
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“St James’s Square” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣詹姆士广场”
  • Chinese: “聖詹姆士廣場”
  • French: “St James’s Square”
  • French: “St. James’s Square”
  • German: “St. James’s Square”
  • Indonesian: “St James’s Square”
  • Italian: “St James’s Square”
  • Italian: “St. James’s Square”
  • Japanese: “セント・ジェームズ・スクウェア”
  • Japanese: “セント・ジェームズ・スクエア”
  • Japanese: “セント・ジェイムズ・スクウェア”
  • Japanese: “セント・ジェイムズ・スクエア”
  • Japanese: “セント・ジェイムズ広場”
  • Japanese: “ロンドン中心部の公園”
  • Russian: “Сент-Джеймс-сквер”
  • Slovenian: “St James’s Square”
  • Slovenian: “St. James’s Square”
  • Spanish: “St James Square”
  • Spanish: “St. James Square”
  • Spanish: “St. James’s Square”
  • Swedish: “St James’s Square”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include East India Club and High Commission of Cyprus, London.

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