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www.westminster.gov.uk. The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status in Greater London, England. It is the site of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament and much of the British government. It contains a large part of central London, including most of the West End, such as the major shopping areas around Oxford Street, Regent ...
Westminster é um distrito na Cidade de Westminster, na Região de Londres, na Inglaterra. Está situada na margem norte do rio Tâmisa, a sudoeste da Cidade de Londres e a um quilômetro a sudoeste de Charing Cross . A região apresenta uma concentração marcante de pontos históricos e prestigiosos de Londres, incluindo o Palácio de ...
North-western portal. The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, known as Westminster Cathedral, is the largest Roman Catholic church in England and Wales and the seat of the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster . The site on which the cathedral stands in the City of Westminster was purchased by the Diocese of Westminster in 1885, and ...
Neither the buildings used by the Anglo-Saxons nor those used by William I (r. 1066–1087) survive. The oldest existing part of the Palace (Westminster Hall) dates from the reign of William I's successor, King William II (r. 1087–1100). The Palace of Westminster functioned as the English monarchs' principal residence in the late Medieval period.
Origine du nom. Le nom de Westminster (« monastère de l'ouest ») s'explique par le fait que l' église collégiale Saint-Pierre, qui fut fondée au Xe siècle par saint Dunstan et qui y installa une communauté de moines bénédictins avec l'appui du roi Edgar le Pacifique, était située à l'ouest de la City.
Westminster. Westminster er et område i det centrale London i England. Området er kernen i bydelen City of Westminster og omfatter Det britiske parlament, Westminster Abbey og Westminsterkatedralen . University of Westminster har tre af sine fire campuser indenfor Westminster. Stedet har været centrum for engelsk og senere britisk politik ...
It consisted of the area that is now part of the City of Westminster and south of Oxford Street and Bayswater Road. It included Soho, Mayfair, St. James's, The Strand, Westminster, Pimlico, Belgravia, and Hyde Park . The borough was formed from eleven civil parishes and extra-parochial places: Close of the Collegiate Church of St Peter, Liberty ...
