the centres of political life in the United Kingdom;
"Westminster" has become a metonym for the UK Parliament, and the Westminster system of government has taken its name after it. Its Clock Tower, in particular, which has become known as "Big Ben" after its main bell, is an iconic landmark of London and the United Kingdom in general, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city and an emblem of parliamentary democracy.
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The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster,
popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly
Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. The abbey is a Royal Peculiar and briefly held the status of a cathedral.
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Westminster Abbey is a collegiate church governed
by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, as established