Charing Cross

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Charing Cross is a central London junction and landmark often considered the traditional geographic center of the city, from which distances to London are measured.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
public square
road junction
adjacentTo Cockspur Street NERFINISHED
Northumberland Avenue NERFINISHED
Strand NERFINISHED
Trafalgar Square NERFINISHED
Whitehall NERFINISHED
category Road junctions in London
Squares in the City of Westminster
Tourist attractions in the City of Westminster
country United Kingdom
governedBy Westminster City Council NERFINISHED
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasHeritage historic centre of London
hasHistoricalEvent construction of Victorian replica Eleanor Cross in 1860s
demolition of original Eleanor Cross in 1647
erection of equestrian statue of Charles I in 1675
hasMonument King Charles I statue NERFINISHED
Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross NERFINISHED
hasRole geographical centre of London
locatedIn Central London
City of Westminster
London NERFINISHED
locatedNear Admiralty Arch NERFINISHED
Charing Cross Underground station NERFINISHED
Charing Cross railway station NERFINISHED
Embankment Underground station NERFINISHED
Strand NERFINISHED
The Mall NERFINISHED
Trafalgar Square NERFINISHED
Whitehall NERFINISHED
namedAfter Eleanor Cross NERFINISHED
nearArea Covent Garden NERFINISHED
Soho NERFINISHED
Westminster NERFINISHED
nearBridge Hungerford Bridge NERFINISHED
nearRiver River Thames NERFINISHED
partOf West End of London NERFINISHED
replaced original medieval Eleanor Cross NERFINISHED
roadJunctionOf Cockspur Street NERFINISHED
Northumberland Avenue NERFINISHED
Strand NERFINISHED
Whitehall NERFINISHED
timeZone Europe/London
transportHubFor London Buses NERFINISHED
London Underground NERFINISHED
National Rail services NERFINISHED
usedFor measuring distances to London

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Embankment formerName Charing Cross
Villiers Street hasNearbyLandmark Charing Cross
East Finchley, London, England locatedNorthOf Charing Cross
subject surface form: East Finchley
Finchley locatedNorthOf Charing Cross
Mill Hill locatedNorthOf Charing Cross
South Harrow locatedNorthWestOf Charing Cross
Acton, London, England locatedWestOf Charing Cross
Charing Cross Road namedAfter Charing Cross
Cockspur Street near Charing Cross
Embankment Gardens near Charing Cross
Charing Cross (Embankment) servedArea Charing Cross