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Parliament Square

Parliament Square
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About Parliament Square

Parliament Square is a square at the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Laid out in the 19th century, it features a large open green area in the centre with trees to its west, and it contains twelve statues of statesmen and other notable individuals.

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The statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square has a myth that it's electrified so that pigeons don't want to land on it, but I looked it up and found a New Scientist article that says that they thought about it, but they didn't do it. They also thought about inserting pins that would stand out at the top of his head intending to stop the birds as well.

from 74: No Such Thing As A Computer In The Oval Office, 2015-08-14 at 00:18:25 ยท read transcript

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Coordinates: 51.5006, -0.1267

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