City of Westminster

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The City of Westminster is a central London borough that serves as the political and ceremonial heart of the United Kingdom, encompassing landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, and major government institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf London borough
city
local government district
borderedBy City of London
London Borough of Camden
Lambeth
surface form: London Borough of Lambeth (across the River Thames)

London Borough of Wandsworth (across the River Thames)
Kensington and Chelsea
surface form: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
capitalOf United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom (de facto political centre)
ceremonialCounty Greater London
ceremonialRole site of major state occasions
contains 10 Downing Street
Bond Street
Broadcasting House
surface form: British Broadcasting Corporation headquarters (Broadcasting House)

Buckingham Palace
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London
surface form: Cenotaph

Chinatown, London
Covent Garden (part)
Downing Street
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Green Park
HM Treasury
Home Office (historic main buildings on Marsham Street)
Horse Guards Parade
Palace of Westminster
surface form: Houses of Parliament

Hyde Park
Marylebone
Mayfair, London, England
surface form: Mayfair

United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
surface form: Ministry of Defence

National Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
Oxford Street
Paddington
Palace of Westminster
Parliament Square
Piccadilly Circus Underground station
surface form: Piccadilly Circus

Regent Street
Regent's Park, London
surface form: Regent's Park (part)

Metropolitan Police Service
surface form: Scotland Yard (New Scotland Yard)

Soho
St James's
St James’s Park
surface form: St James's Park

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Mall, London
Trafalgar Square
Victoria
Victoria Embankment (part)
West End (major part)
Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey

Westminster Cathedral
Whitehall
country United Kingdom
created 1965
formedFrom City of Westminster self-linksurface differs
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Paddington

City of Westminster self-linksurface differs
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone

City of Westminster self-linksurface differs
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Westminster
governingBody Westminster City Council
hasCityStatusFrom 1965
locatedIn England
Central London
surface form: central London
partOf Greater London
London, England
surface form: London
politicalRole location of the UK central government
seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
postalCodeArea SW1
W
region London, England
surface form: London
river Thames
surface form: River Thames
status city with borough status
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time

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Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall location City of Westminster
London Borough of Camden borderedBy City of Westminster
Courtauld Gallery locatedIn City of Westminster
Victoria Memorial locatedIn City of Westminster
Savile Row locatedIn City of Westminster
Savile Row borough City of Westminster
May Fair locatedInPresentDay City of Westminster
Queen’s Gallery city City of Westminster
The Dorchester Hotel location City of Westminster
Hyde Park locatedIn City of Westminster
Edward Cadogan workLocation City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Hugh Fraser workLocation City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Bond Street Underground station locatedIn City of Westminster
Bond Street Underground station hasBorough City of Westminster
Hyde Park Corner Underground station locatedIn City of Westminster
Oxford Circus Underground station locatedIn City of Westminster
Oxford Circus Underground station borough City of Westminster
Lambeth borderedBy City of Westminster
Minister of State for Colonial Affairs locatedInGovernmentBody City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
A3211 road connects City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
A3211 road passesThrough City of Westminster
Buckingham House location City of Westminster
Royal Mews locatedIn City of Westminster
Westminster City School locatedIn City of Westminster
Westminster, London, England partOf City of Westminster
London Paddington locatedIn City of Westminster
Albert Memorial locatedIn City of Westminster
Broadcasting House locatedIn City of Westminster
Knightsbridge locatedIn City of Westminster
West End (major part) partOf City of Westminster
subject surface form: West End
Chinatown, London locatedIn City of Westminster
Victoria Embankment (part) locatedIn City of Westminster
Home Office (historic main buildings on Marsham Street) locatedIn City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Paddington locatedIn City of Westminster
Paddington absorbedInto City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Paddington
Paddington integratedInto City of Westminster
Whitehall street locatedIn City of Westminster
subject surface form: Whitehall
Whitehall street connects City of Westminster
subject surface form: Whitehall
this entity surface form: Westminster
Park Lane locatedIn City of Westminster
Oxford Street locatedIn City of Westminster
Oxford Street hasBorough City of Westminster
Duke of Westminster associatedDistrict City of Westminster
Curzon Street locatedIn City of Westminster
Curzon Street administrativeArea City of Westminster
Covent Garden (part) partOf City of Westminster
Maida Vale, London, England locatedIn City of Westminster
subject surface form: Maida Vale
Maida Vale, London, England locatedIn City of Westminster
subject surface form: Maida Vale ward
Bond Street locatedIn City of Westminster