City of Westminster
Westminster sits at the heart of London and is the centre of British political life. It’s home to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, where 39 monarchs have been crowned.
Tourists flock to landmarks like Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, and Covent Garden’s shops and theatres. Then there’s the dilemma of whether to take tea at the Ritz, dim sum in Chinatown – or maybe a pint in one of Soho’s many pubs?
Composer George Frideric Handel wrote Messiah in Mayfair, next door to where rock legend Jimi Hendrix would live some 200 years later. Two miles away is Abbey Road Studios, and the zebra crossing made famous by The Beatles.
And yet with all that heritage, Westminster never sits still – a key example of London’s way of respecting its past while embracing the future.
The Palace of Westminster from Westminster Bridge
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How Cleopatra’s Needle came to London
An ancient Egyptian obelisk – on the banks of the River Thames
How Black Friday changed the Suffragette struggle
A day of aggression in the battle for women’s right to vote
Christmas morning on the streets of London
On the one day of the year that the museum is closed, follow a tranquil path through the city's streets.
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Dance music of the new Crystal Palace (sheet music)
Campbell, Ransford and Co., Butler, Augustus
1854-1857
The construction of the Metropolitan District Railway (albumen print)
Flather, Henry
1866-1869
