Westminster - the district of London

is the historic core and was founded in the 7th century around a convent that was built at the time..

Often Westminster is used as a name for the Parliament and the Political Government Center of the United Kingdom.. The term Westminster is also a name for the Westminster system.. This is the parliamentary model of a democratic government.. It originated in the United Kingdom, but is similar in many other countries.. It is increasingly common in the Commonwealth of Nations and other parts of the former British Empire..

History

Following the Norman Conquest in 1066, the nearby Palace of Westminster became the seat of English kings.. Later, it became the seat of parliament and the Royal Courts of Justice (Royal Courts)..

Although the Monarchy was represented within the City of London by the Tower of London, the king did not reside in this completely unacceptable part of the city, where many people lived in catastrophic living conditions and in poverty.. Over time, two centers were created in London, one economic in the City of London, and one political and cultural in Westminster..

In later years, the British monarchy moved its seat to other parts of the city.. Parliament sits in the Palace of Westminster and most ministries are in Whitehall..

Attractions

- Palace of Westminster , which includes a number of buildings, including the House of Lords and the House of Commons, as well as the Big Ben Clock Tower..

- Royal buildings such as Buckingham Palace, the residence of the Queen of England (a special daily sight here is the changing of the guard outside Buckingham Palace) and the St. James Palace (also a residence of members of the British Royal Family ) with St. James´s Park, the Crowning Church of the Kings of England, Westminster Abbey (located opposite the Palace of Westminster and also the funerary church of the Kings of England), but also the St. Magarets Church, located on Parliament Square..

- Cabinet War Rooms

- Covent Garden ,

- Hyde Park ,

- Kensington Gardens

- Madame Tussaud´s Wax Museum ,

- National Gallery ,

- National Portrait Gallery ,

- Royal Opera House

- Whitehall and

- on Trafalgar Square , London´s busiest corner..

- Downing Street # 10 the residence and government seat of the Prime Minister of Great Britain..

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