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City of Westminster
The City of Westminster is a borough of London with city status. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London and the bulk of London's central area.
The city contains most of London's West End and is the seat of the United Kingdom's government, with the Palace of Westminster, Whitehall, and the Royal Courts of Justice.
In 1965 the London borough was created from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of St. Marylebone, the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington and the smaller City of Westminster. It covers a far greater area than the original settlement of Westminster.
The City of Westminster covers all or part of the following areas of London.
- Bayswater
- Belgravia
- Covent Garden
- Fitzrovia
- Holborn
- Hyde Park
- Knightsbridge
- Lisson Grove
- Little Venice
- Maida Hill
- Maida Vale
- Mayfair
- Marylebone
- Millbank
- Paddington
- Pimlico
- Queen's Park
- St. James's
- St. John's Wood
- Soho, including Chinatown
- "Theatreland"
- Westbourne Green
- Westminster
Sights
Westminster contains many of the most famous sights in London, and is a haven for tourists. Some of the popular tourist sites are Buckingham Palace, Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) and Big Ben and nearby Westminster Abbey.
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