St James's Park
Park
- St James's Park is a 23-hectare (57-acre) urban park in the City of Westminster, central London. A Royal Park, it is at the southernmost end of the St James's area...
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- Shaped by generations of monarchs and bordered by three royal palaces, St. James’s Park is the home of ceremonial events in the capital.
- It was left to a later king, however, to drain the marsh and create the green space we now know as St James Park, the largest of the 8 royal parks in London.
- St James's Park, in the heart of ceremonial London, is one of the most well-known and the oldest of the Royal Parks in London.
- The land on which St James’s Park sits was the site of a leprosy hospital for women. The hospital was dedicated to James the Less, hence the name of the park.
- St James Park is close to many of London's landmarks including Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street , Trafalgar Square and Westminster.
- St James’s Park is one of the oldest parks with royal status in London. ... The area got its name from a hospital for lepers dedicated to Saint James the Less.
- The area where St. James’s Park lies today was actually once the site of a lepers hospital for women, which was dedicated to James The Less (hence the name).
- The closest Tube station to St James’s Park is St James’s Park (District and Circle lines), which is a five-minute walk away.
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- Yüzölçümü:0,23 km²