Parliament Square

Parliament Square is a square at the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in London. It features a large open green area in the centre with trees to its west and it contains numerous statues of statesmen and other notable individuals.

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Parliament Sq London Greater London SW1P 3BD United Kingdom

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Sheridan Kelly

Formerly a warren of shops, slum dwellings and alleyways, and half a millennia before that an island . Cleared in the 19th century and on its way to what we know today.

Dave Marshall

Architecture from the Elizabeth Tower , Palace of Westminster, Portcullis House, and more besides. A great place to people watch . Often busy with tourists .

Chris Haines

A great spot to admire the architecture and scenic views of Big Ben and the houses of Parliament

Alastair Hilton

Considering that you're sat in the middle of the busiest roundabout , it's actually a lovely place for a picnic in a sunny day

Nicole Mills

Check in at all the global statesmen / history maker statues in Parliament Square. Good spot to sit and eat your lunch and watch the World go by.

Cory Alton

Located right in the middle of London's iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament , Elizabeth Tower (a.k.a Big Ben ), Westminster Abbey , Saint-Margaret's Church , and many more.

Carl Griffin

Impressive views of the houses of Parliament , Westminster abbey and Big Ben (Elizabeth tower ). Usually some interesting protest camps.

Filmsquare

From behind the statue of Viscount Palmerston the camera tilts to see M's chauffeur-driven Jaguar XJ passing through Parliament Square after Bond's apparent death in Skyfall (2012) Read more

Rickard Jonsson

Worth a walk around the statues and a great view of Westminster palace and abbey

MLe B

If you go around 5 you’ll be able to catch a lot of new casters

Andrew C

It was really cool to just walk around... supreme court building, parliament, and more government buildings are located around here!!!

Janet Cheung

A good stroll in area and u can see the guards . But don't be a tourist and harass them they deserve better

Dug Tremellen

Great buildings, not least Westminster Abbey and Parliament; but poor urban design makes it not a great place to stop: heavy traffic; narrow pavements; hard to access central green area ; few amenities

Enzo Martinelli

The centre of elaborated political and ceremonial events but nowadays more of a challenge to navigate traffic and tourist

HISTORY UK

Two traffic milestones occurred in this square. In 1868 the world’s first traffic lights were installed here (which later blew up) and in 1926, it became Britain’s first official roundabout .

Stuart Glendinning Hall

If you lose track of time there's Big Ben to help out, night or day:-)

Omar Al-Aqeel

Amazing place, it is crowded in summer

Richard Costigan

wow. Until you stand in the shadow you cannot understand the majesty of it. Its is overwhelming.

Vijay Luthra

A spectacular public square which is still a roundabout - thanks to Boris Johnson.

Ika Istiana Supriyani

Big Ben nice place

Oliver Shreeve

Fewer demonstrations here than there were before

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Great spot for people watching

Abdulrahman

Nice area to visit

Martin Callan

The peace campaigners are peaceful , but the tourists can be difficult to navigate!

Max Tatton-Brown

Believe it or not, free wifi . Find a shady tree and get stuff done.

Ria P.

Where history meets the modern world!!

SpinyFox Simon Rahilly

National Rejoin March 🇪🇺⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🕳️

Zita Ahmad

Big Ben . Historical place

Nam Than

So beautiful palace , church ,...

Can Erdem

Go to see big ben

Andrius Steponavicius

Now this place looks more like construction site, then nice lawn square it used to be. Bloody scamp protesters .

David Glennon

Where I proposed to my wife! Much nicer since they moved the protesters on!

James Allsopp

Visit parliament square on a saturday

M.T 🌟

Great view but not a lot of shops around

Pelin Dura

the place of the big ben

David Martinez

A pesar de no verse la torre de Isabel II (Big Ben ) visita obligada para conocer Westminster Abbey.

Valentina Re

Uno dei punti nevralgici di Londra.

Pedro Antonio Jiménez Pérez

Precioso el Big Ben .

Red Pathos

Отличное место для фотосессий с видом на Биг-Бен и аббатство

Anastasia Perelomova

История достопримечательности

Divonilde Pereira

Não deixe de passar por lá!

Angela Teresa Rispoli

maravilhosa!não deixe de visitar.

Louise de Paus

Prachtig plein in Westminster

Bandar

زياره وتمشيه

Nataliia Korinna

Сейчас Биг Бен закрыт. Не видно вообще как он выглядит

j J

잔디광장 에 잔디는 별로~~~

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