Westminster World Heritage Site

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UNESCO World Heritage Site historic district

Westminster World Heritage Site is a UNESCO-listed historic area in central London that encompasses key British ceremonial and political landmarks, including Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster.

Aliases (4)

Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church ×3
Westminster World Heritage Site buffer zone ×2
UNESCO World Heritage Site Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church ×1
UNESCO World Heritage Site Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster and Saint Margaret’s Church ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → historic district →
associatedWith	British monarchy → Church of England → House of Commons → House of Lords →
contains	Elizabeth Tower → Old Palace Yard → Palace of Westminster → Parliament Square → St Margaret’s Church, Westminster → Victoria Tower → Westminster Abbey → Westminster Hall →
country	United Kingdom →
criteria	Cultural criterion (i) → Cultural criterion (ii) → Cultural criterion (iv) →
governingBody	Dean and Chapter of Westminster → UK Parliament → Westminster City Council →
hasFunction	ceremonial centre of the United Kingdom → political centre of the United Kingdom →
hasLegalProtection	Listed building protections (components) → Scheduled Monument protections (parts) →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
inscriptionYear	1987 →
locatedIn	City of Westminster → England → London → central London →
locatedOn	north bank of the River Thames →
notableFor	British parliamentary democracy → Gothic architecture → royal coronations → state ceremonies →
officialLanguage	English →
partiallyOverlaps	UK Parliament estate → Westminster Abbey precincts →
partOf	UNESCO World Heritage List →
tourismAttraction	major international tourist destination →
UNESCORegion	Europe and North America →
UNESCOSiteId	426 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Broad Sanctuary ("Westminster World Heritage Site buffer zone") → Henry VII Lady Chapel ("UNESCO World Heritage Site Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster and Saint Margaret’s Church") → Parliament Square ("Westminster World Heritage Site buffer zone") → Victoria Tower ("UNESCO World Heritage Site Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church") → Westminster Abbey →	partOf
Central Tower ("Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church") → Royal Gallery ("Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church") →	heritageSite
Elizabeth Tower ("Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church") →	partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite