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Things to Do in Westminster and Royal London
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Admiralty Arch
A stately and bombastic gateway to the Mall, this is one of the... |
Architectural Sites | Westminster and Royal London |
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Banqueting House
James I commissioned Inigo Jones, one of England's great architects... |
Castles / Palaces | Westminster and Royal London |
Buckingham Palace
It's rare to get a chance to see how the other half—well... |
Castles / Palaces | Westminster and Royal London |
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Cabinet War Rooms & Churchill Museum
It was from this small warren of underground rooms—beneath... |
Museums / Galleries | Westminster and Royal London |
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Carlton House Terrace
Architect John Nash designed Carlton House, a glorious example... |
Architectural Sites | Westminster and Royal London |
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Clarence House
The London home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother for nearly... |
Houses / Mansions | Westminster and Royal London |
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Downing Street
Looking like an unassuming alley but for the iron gates at both... |
Government Buildings | Westminster and Royal London |
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Horse Guards Parade
Once the tiltyard of Whitehall Palace, where jousting tournaments... |
Squares | Westminster and Royal London |
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Household Cavalry Museum
Horse lovers can see working horses belonging to the British... |
Museums / Galleries | Westminster and Royal London |
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Houses of Parliament
If you want to understand some of the centuries-old traditions... |
Government Buildings | Westminster and Royal London |
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Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
You would never suspect that behind the stately white-stucco... |
Arts / Performance Venues | Westminster and Royal London |
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The Mall
This stately, 115-foot-wide processional route sweeping from... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Westminster and Royal London |
National Gallery
Standing proudly on the north side of Trafalgar Square is one... |
Museums / Galleries | Westminster and Royal London |
National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856 with a single... |
Museums / Galleries | Westminster and Royal London |
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The Queen's Gallery
The former chapel at the south side of Buckingham Palace is now... |
Museums / Galleries | Westminster and Royal London |
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Royal Mews
Fairy-tale gold-and-glass coaches and sleek Rolls-Royce state... |
Museums / Galleries | Westminster and Royal London |
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St. James's Palace
With its solitary sentry posted at the gate, this surprisingly... |
Castles / Palaces | Westminster and Royal London |
St. James's Park
With three palaces at its borders (the Palace of Westminster... |
Parks | Westminster and Royal London |
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St. Margaret's Church
Dwarfed by its neighbor, Westminster Abbey, St. Margaret's was... |
Religious Sites | Westminster and Royal London |
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St. Martin-in-the-Fields
One of London's best-loved and most welcoming of churches is... |
Religious Sites | Westminster and Royal London |
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The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, the highest court of appeal in the U.K., is... |
Government Buildings | Westminster and Royal London |
Tate Britain
The stately neoclassical institution may not be as ambitious... |
Museums / Galleries | Westminster and Royal London |
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Trafalgar Square
This is literally the center of London: a plaque on the corner... |
Squares | Westminster and Royal London |
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Wellington Barracks
These are the headquarters of the Guards Division, the Queen's... |
Military Sites, Government Buildings | Westminster and Royal London |
Westminster Abbey
A monument to the nation's rich—and often bloody and scandalous—history... |
Religious Sites | Westminster and Royal London |
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Westminster Cathedral
Amid the concrete jungle of Victoria Street lies this remarkable... |
Religious Sites | Westminster and Royal London |