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Victoria & Westminster

Westminster is an area of Central London, England, within the City of Westminster.  It is the location of the Palace of Westminster and also the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The name was historically used to describe the area around Westminster Abbey - the West Minster, or monastery church, that gave the area its name, which has been the seat of government of England for almost a thousand years. The name is also used for a larger City of Westminster which covers a wider geographical area and since 1965 has included the former boroughs of St Marylebone and Paddington.

Westminster is the epicentre of London and represents the multicultural capital of the world. Its entertainment and shopping reflect Britain's multicultural heritage and attracts visitors from all over Europe and the rest of the World.

Westminster covers most of London's prime retail areas and streets including, Bond Street, Covent Garden, Carnaby Street, China Town, Leicester Square, Marylebone, Oxford Street, Piccadilly, Regent Street.  Westminster is also home to London's most luxury hotels' including Calridges, The connaught, Dorchester Hotel, The Ritz and The Savoy.

Westminster is home to the National Gallery, the Royal Academy of Arts, Somerset House and the Tate Gallery.

Westminster hosts international film premieres in Leicester Square and opera at the Royal Opera House.

The City of Westminster encompasses the global ultra prime residential area of Knightsbridge, Belgravia and Mayfair and a few small areas around Westminster Cathedral, Smith Square and Westminster School. Attractions include its accessibility to neighbouring Chelsea, West End and Knightsbridge and also its high quality modern amenities rarely found in the traditional prime residential areas such as Knightsbridge and Chelsea.

Recent large scale developments have been undertaken by the Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor Estate including a development between Victoria Street and Buckingham Palace, opposite Victoria Station on Buckingham Palace Road.