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10 Downing Street
is the address of the
London
residence and office of the
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
. The residence was presented by
George II
in 1733 to
Robert Walpole
, the first official Prime Minister of the country.
It is in
Downing Street
in the
City of Westminster
. The house is over 300 years old and has about 100 rooms.
[2]
The house is close to
St James's Park
,
Buckingham Palace
, and the
Palace of Westminster
(which is the meeting place of both
houses of Parliament
).