Two Temple Place
Two Temple Place, known for many years as Astor House, is a Neo-Gothic building situated near Victoria Embankment in central London, England. It is known for its architecture, and contains notable works by the likes of William Silver Frith, Sir George Frampton RA, Nathaniel Hitch and Thomas Nicholls.Photo: Leela0808, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in central London, England, UK
- Also known as: “2 Temple Place” and “Incorporated Accounts Hall”
- Address: 2 Temple Place, London, WC2R 3BD
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Middle Temple.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Middle Temple
Garden
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known simply as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers, the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn.
Somerset House
Arts center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Somerset House is a large neoclassical building complex situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. Somerset House is situated 1,200 feet west of Two Temple Place.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temple and Gabriel’s Wharf.
Temple
Quarter
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple is an area or precinct of the City of London surrounding Temple Church. It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Gabriel’s Wharf
Locality
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The South Bank is an entertainment and commercial area on the south bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Lambeth, central London, England.
St Clement Danes
Neighborhood
St Clement Danes was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England; an ecclesiastical version remains. The parish was split between the Liberty of Westminster and the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Two Temple Place
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51165° or 51° 30′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.11228° or 0° 6′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C3XGV6Q+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 98485763OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q7859280
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Two Temple Place” goes by many names.
- German: “Two Temple Place”
- Turkish: “2 Temple Place”
- Turkish: “Two Temple Place”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Victoria Embankment Gardens and Lady Henry Somerset Memorial.
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