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Museums & galleries

National Gallery

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The National Gallery on Trafalgar Square holds the United Kingdom's national collection of Western European painting from the thirteenth to the early twentieth century. Its main building of 1838 by William Wilkins is Grade I listed.

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Museums & galleries

National Portrait Gallery

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The National Portrait Gallery in London holds portraits of historically important British people, arranged by period. Its building of 1896 by Ewan Christian is Grade I listed, and the gallery reopened in 2023 after a major refurbishment.

Religious sites

Westminster Abbey

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Westminster Abbey is a Gothic church in London, largely rebuilt from 1245 under Henry III, and the coronation church of English and British monarchs since 1066. It is Grade I listed and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Architecture & design

Simpsons of Piccadilly

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Simpsons of Piccadilly is a Modernist shop building of 1936 by Joseph Emberton, Grade II* listed, with a curved glazed frontage and non-reflecting window design. It has housed a bookshop since 1999.

Shopping

Burlington Arcade

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Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade of 1819 off Piccadilly in London, Grade II listed, still patrolled by its own beadles.

Shopping

Royal Arcade

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The Royal Arcade is a covered arcade of 1879 between Old Bond Street and Albemarle Street in Mayfair, Grade II listed, with a glazed barrel roof and original shopfronts.

Shopping

Selfridges

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Selfridges is a department store on Oxford Street in London, opened in 1909 to a steel-framed design with a giant Ionic colonnade. It is Grade II* listed.

Restaurants

The Wolseley

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The Wolseley is a cafe-restaurant on Piccadilly in London, occupying a Grade II* listed showroom of 1921 built for Wolseley Motors and later a bank, with a black and gold pillared hall.

Performing arts

Criterion Theatre

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The Criterion Theatre on Piccadilly Circus in London is a Grade II* listed theatre of 1874, built almost entirely below ground with tiled corridors leading down to the auditorium.

Transport gateways

Paddington Station

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Paddington Station is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage List for England at Grade I, the highest of the three grades and reserved for buildings of exceptional interest.

Transport gateways

London Underground Headquarters

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London Underground Headquarters is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage List for England at Grade I, the highest of the three grades and reserved for buildings of exceptional interest. It was first listed in 1991.

Performing arts

The Haymarket Theatre (Theatre Royal)

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The Haymarket Theatre (Theatre Royal) is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage List for England at Grade I, the highest of the three grades and reserved for buildings of exceptional interest. It was first listed in 2005.

Parks & gardens

Regent's Park

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Regent's Park is a designed landscape in Westminster, London, entered at Grade I on the national Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

Parks & gardens

Kensington Gardens

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Kensington Gardens is a designed landscape in Westminster, London, entered at Grade I on the national Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

Parks & gardens

St James's Park

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St James's Park is a designed landscape in Westminster, London, entered at Grade I on the national Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

Parks & gardens

Hyde Park

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Hyde Park is a designed landscape in Westminster, London, entered at Grade I on the national Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

Performing arts

New Victoria Theatre

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New Victoria Theatre is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage List for England at Grade II*, the middle grade, for particularly important buildings of more than special interest. It was first listed in 1972.

Performing arts

Lyceum Theatre

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Lyceum Theatre is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage List for England at Grade II*, the middle grade, for particularly important buildings of more than special interest. It was first listed in 1973.

Performing arts

Palace Theatre

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Palace Theatre is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage List for England at Grade II*, the middle grade, for particularly important buildings of more than special interest.

Nightlife

Prince Alfred Public House

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Prince Alfred Public House is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage List for England at Grade II*, the middle grade, for particularly important buildings of more than special interest. It was first listed in 1991.

Nightlife

The Argyll Public House

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The Argyll Public House is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage List for England at Grade II*, the middle grade, for particularly important buildings of more than special interest. It was first listed in 1991.