LondonUNESCO World Heritage Sites in London
4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in or near London.
UNESCO sites in London
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s ChurchCultural · 1987 · 1 kmWestminster Palace, rebuilt from the year 1840 on the site of important medieval remains, is a fine example of neo-Gothic architecture. The site – which also comprises the small medieval Church of Saint Margaret, built i…
Tower of LondonCultural · 1988 · 3 kmThe massive White Tower is a typical example of Norman military architecture, whose influence was felt throughout the kingdom. It was built on the Thames by William the Conqueror to protect London and assert his power. T…
Maritime GreenwichCultural · 1997 · 9 kmThe ensemble of buildings at Greenwich, an outlying district of London, and the park in which they are set, symbolize English artistic and scientific endeavour in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Queen's House (by Inigo …
Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCultural · 2003 · 12 kmThis historic landscape garden features elements that illustrate significant periods of the art of gardens from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The gardens house botanic collections (conserved plants, living plants and d…
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Sources: Site list: UNESCO World Heritage List (CC BY-SA 4.0)