10 Downing Street

Coordinates : 51°30′12″N 0°07′39″W  /  51.5033°N 0.1275°W  / 51.5033; -0.1275
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10 Downing Street
Front entrance of 10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street is located in City of Westminster
10 Downing Street
Location in Westminster
General information
Architectural style Georgian
Town or city City of Westminster
London , SW1
Country United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°30′12″N 0°07′39″W  /  51.5033°N 0.1275°W  / 51.5033; -0.1275
Current tenants
Construction started 1682 ; 342 years ago  ( 1682 )
Completed 1684 ; 340 years ago  ( 1684 )
Design and construction
Architect Kenton Couse
Website
gov.uk
Listed Building ? Grade I
Official name 10, Downing Street SW1
Designated 14 January 1970
Reference no. 1210759 [1]
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and US President Barack Obama in one of the rooms.

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 ).

References [ change | change source ]

  1. National Heritage List for England
  2. "10 Surprising facts about Number 10 Downing Street" . BBC. 2020.