UNESCO World Heritage Site
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, inscribed in 1987.
Westminster 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 in Perpendicular Gothic style, and Westminster Abbey, where a
Westminster 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 in Perpendicular Gothic style, and Westminster Abbey, where all the sovereigns since the 11th century have been crowned – is of great historic and symbolic significance.
- Inscribed
- 1987
- UNESCO reference
- 426
- Area
- 10.3 ha
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Counts are based on Zikzak's current UNESCO World Heritage dataset, sourced from UNESCO. Last updated 7 August 2026. UNESCO insights