{"summary":"","os_y":"179642","opening_hours_text":"","latitude":"51.500239","phone":"","version_indpt_url":"http://london.openguides.org/wiki/Parliament_Square","node_image_url":"","node_image_licence":"","fax":"","city":"London","url":"http://london.openguides.org/wiki/id=Parliament_Square;version=1","timestamp":"2004-05-28T11:26:36","website":"","address":"","locales":["Westminster"],"os_x":"530102","node_image":"","version":"1","longitude":"-0.125411","country":"United Kingdom","username":"Dave Arquati","formatted_content":"<p>Square at the heart of <a href=\"?Locale_Westminster\">Westminster</a>, joining five roads:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bridge Street (home to <a href=\"?Big_Ben\">Big Ben</a>, which leads to the [Victoria Embankment]<a href=\"?action=edit;id=Victoria_Embankment\">?</a> and onto [Westminster Bridge]<a href=\"?action=edit;id=Westminster_Bridge\">?</a>)</li>\n<li>St Mary Street (outside the <a href=\"?Houses_Of_Parliament\">Houses of Parliament</a>, leading to [Millbank]<a href=\"?action=edit;id=Millbank\">?</a>)</li>\n<li>Broad Sanctuary (outside [Westminster Abbey]<a href=\"?action=edit;id=Westminster_Abbey\">?</a>, leading to [Victoria Street]<a href=\"?action=edit;id=Victoria_Street\">?</a>)</li>\n<li>Great George Street (leading into <a href=\"?St._James%27_Park\">St. James' Park</a> and thus [Birdcage Walk]<a href=\"?action=edit;id=Birdcage_Walk\">?</a> and [Horse Guards Parade]<a href=\"?action=edit;id=Horse_Guards_Parade\">?</a>)</li>\n<li>Parliament Street (leading into <a href=\"?Whitehall\">Whitehall</a> via the <a href=\"?Cenotaph\">Cenotaph</a>)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>As shown by this list, this is a key tourist attraction, being right outside Parliament, Big Ben (or rather <a href=\"?St._Stephen%27s_Tower\">St. Stephen's Tower</a>) and Westminster Abbey. <a href=\"?Westminster_Station\">Westminster Station</a> and numerous bus routes serve the area, as does [Westminster Pier]<a href=\"?action=edit;id=Westminster_Pier\">?</a>.</p>\n<p>If you're touring the London sights, unless you have trouble walking then don't bother catching the tube from here to nearby sights such as <a href=\"?Trafalgar_Square\">Trafalgar Square</a> or the <a href=\"?London_Eye\">London Eye</a> - both are only 10 minutes' walk max.</p>\n<p>Parliament Square is also the semi-permanent home to various demonstrations on its eastern side, where placards and flags are placed against the railings next to the open space in the centre. Current \"favourites\" include the war in Iraq and animal experimentation.</p>\n","categories":["Plazas and Junctions"],"content":"Square at the heart of [[Locale Westminster|Westminster]], joining five roads:\n* Bridge Street (home to [[Big Ben]], which leads to the [[Victoria Embankment]] and onto [[Westminster Bridge]])\n* St Mary Street (outside the [[Houses of Parliament]], leading to [[Millbank]])\n* Broad Sanctuary (outside [[Westminster Abbey]], leading to [[Victoria Street]])\n* Great George Street (leading into [[St. James' Park]] and thus [[Birdcage Walk]] and [[Horse Guards Parade]])\n* Parliament Street (leading into [[Whitehall]] via the [[Cenotaph]])\n\nAs shown by this list, this is a key tourist attraction, being right outside Parliament, Big Ben (or rather [[St. Stephen's Tower]]) and Westminster Abbey. [[Westminster Station]] and numerous bus routes serve the area, as does [[Westminster Pier]].\n\nIf you're touring the London sights, unless you have trouble walking then don't bother catching the tube from here to nearby sights such as [[Trafalgar Square]] or the [[London Eye]] - both are only 10 minutes' walk max.\n\nParliament Square is also the semi-permanent home to various demonstrations on its eastern side, where placards and flags are placed against the railings next to the open space in the centre. Current \"favourites\" include the war in Iraq and animal experimentation.","postcode":""}