Whitehall
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Whitehall is the central London district that serves as the administrative heart of the United Kingdom, housing many key government departments and ministries.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district
→
government district → street → |
| adjacentTo |
St James's
→
City of Westminster →
surface form: "Westminster"
|
| country | United Kingdom → |
| fireService |
London Fire Commissioner
→
surface form: "London Fire Brigade"
|
| follows | Trafalgar Square → |
| governedBy | Westminster City Council → |
| hasBuildingStyle | predominantly neoclassical and Edwardian government offices → |
| hasFunction |
centre of British civil service administration
→
seat of UK government departments → |
| hasGovernmentBuilding |
Cabinet Office
→
Department for Education →
surface form: "Department for Education (in the wider Whitehall area)"
Department for Business and Trade →
surface form: "Department for International Trade (historically in area)"
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → HM Treasury (nearby in Whitehall area) → Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall →
surface form: "Ministry of Defence Main Building"
Northern Ireland Office → Scotland Office → |
| hasHistoricalRole | centre of English royal and political power since the Tudor period (area) → |
| hasLandmark |
Palace of Whitehall
→
surface form: "Banqueting House"
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London →
surface form: "Cenotaph"
Downing Street →
surface form: "Downing Street (off Whitehall)"
Horse Guards Parade →
surface form: "Horse Guards"
Horse Guards Parade →
surface form: "Horse Guards Parade (adjacent)"
|
| hasParade | Remembrance Sunday ceremonies at the Cenotaph → |
| hasPostcodeArea | SW1 → |
| historicallyContained | Palace of Whitehall → |
| knownAs |
administrative centre of the UK government
→
metonym for the UK civil service → |
| leadsTo | Parliament Square → |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
→
Central London →
surface form: "central London"
|
| namedAfter | Palace of Whitehall → |
| near |
Thames
→
surface form: "River Thames"
|
| partOf | Greater London → |
| policeJurisdiction | Metropolitan Police Service → |
| roadType | A3212 → |
| runsFrom | Trafalgar Square → |
| runsTo | Parliament Square → |
| terminusNear |
Palace of Westminster
→
surface form: "Houses of Parliament"
|
| transportServedBy |
Charing Cross Underground station
→
Embankment Underground station (nearby) → Westminster Underground Station →
surface form: "Westminster Underground station"
|
| usedAsMetonymFor |
Home Civil Service
→
surface form: "British civil service"
UK government →
surface form: "UK central government"
|
Referenced by (49)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "India Office"
this entity surface form: "Whitehall government district"
this entity surface form: "Whitehall government district"
this entity surface form: "Whitehall government estate"
this entity surface form: "Whitehall government district"
this entity surface form: "70 Whitehall"