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Grade I listed buildings in the City of Westminster

  • National Portrait Gallery, LondonIn 1856, Queen Victoria approved a sum of £2000 to establish the National Portrait Gallery. Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, had proposed the idea three…
  • Royal Albert HallQueen Victoria laid the foundation stone for a new memorial hall on the 4th of May 1867. The project began as a tribute to Prince Albert, who had died six…
  • Palace of WestminsterThe site of the Palace of Westminster has been a center of power since the reign of Cnut, who ruled England from 1016 to 1035.
  • National GalleryOn the 1st of July 1823, George Agar-Ellis stood before the House of Commons to propose a purchase that would change British art history.
  • Royal Society of ArtsWilliam Shipley stood before a gathering in London on the 1st of November 1754 to propose a new society. He called it the Society for the Encouragement of…
  • Chatham HouseOn the 30th of May 1919, Lionel Curtis convened a meeting of American and British delegates at the Paris Peace Conference.