Located outside the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, Parliament Square occupies a politically significant position and has often been the focus of protest and controversy - Brian Haw's famous Iraq war vigil is a case in point. Statues of political heavyweights overlook the grassy square with George Canning, Benjamin Disraeli and Robert Peel standing proud along with Nelson Mandela and Abraham Lincoln. It also provides the starting point for the annual New Year's Parade held on 1st January.
(Image: Statue Of South African Statesman Born Jan Smuts)
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Parliament Square
New Year's Day Parade 1st January 2010 On 1st January 2010 London welcomes the New Year in...
Palace of Westminster
The Houses of Parliament
Parliament Square, Westminster, St Margaret Street, SW1A 0AA
Home of politics.
Now more commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, the... More
State Opening of Parliament
Dating back to Medieval London, this spectacular annual ceremony marking the beginning of the new parliamentary year takes places in October or November and... More
New Year's Day Parade
Starts at Parliament Square
1st January 2009
A major American-style parade, with extravagant floats, marching bands from around the country and beyond, street performers,... More
Flora London Marathon 2009
Starts - Greenwich Park,
26th April 2009
Every April, 30,000 runners flood the streets of the capital to do battle with themselves and... More
Houses of Parliament
Parliament Square, Westminster, St Margaret Street, SW1A 0AA
Home to the two seats of Parliament - the Commons and the Lords - members of... More
Emulating the style of a French chateau, this grand Victorian residence, built in 1884, occupies a prime location within Westminster. It’s worth staying at the ... More
On 1st January 2010 London welcomes the New Year in with an American-style parade, with extravagant floats, marching bands from around the country and beyond, ...More
Iqbal Wahhab’s grand venture in the magnificent Old Westminster Library has a dignified, traditional vibe. The imposing setting is the height of late Victorian taste, ... More
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Part Victorian pub, part museum dedicated to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous sleuth.
Thirsty Sherlock Holmes fans look no further than this homage to the ... More
One of the West End's finest dance music venues, The Island manages to keep the drunken Soho crowds away by being exceedingly well concealed in ... More
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On 1st January 2010 London welcomes the New Year in with an American-style parade, with extravagant floats, marching bands from around the country and beyond, ... More
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