Welcome to Westminster -- Bridge Street, Westminster, London, UK
N 51° 30.049 W 000° 07.510
30U E 699527 N 5709439
This artistic welcome sign is located on Bridge Street across from the Palace of Westminster
Waymark Code: WMT7XG
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/11/2016
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This artistic welcome sign showing silhouettes of some of Westminster's most famous tourist attractions, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, the Palace of Westminster, Big Ben, and the sculpture on top of the Wellington arch greets everyone who comes to this deeply historic city via the Westminster Bridge.
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"The City of Westminster is an Inner London borough which occupies much of the central area of Greater London including most of the West End. It is to the west of and adjoining the ancient City of London, directly to the east of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and its southern boundary is the River Thames. It was created with the 1965 establishment of Greater London. Upon creation, Westminster was awarded city status, which had been previously held by the smaller Metropolitan Borough of Westminster.
Aside from a number of large parks and open spaces, the population density of the district is high. Many sites commonly associated with London are in the borough, including St. James's Palace, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, and 10 Downing Street. The borough is divided into a number of localities including the ancient political district of Westminster around the Palace of Westminster; the shopping areas around Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Bond Street; and the night time entertainment district of Soho. Much of the borough is residential, and in 2008 it was estimated to have a population of 236,000. The local authority is Westminster City."