Portland Place

Portland Place is a street in the Marylebone district of central London. Named after the 3rd Duke of Portland, the unusually wide street is home to the BBC's headquarters Broadcasting House, the Chinese and Polish embassies, the Royal Institute of British Architects and numerous residential mansion blocks.

For the historic district in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, see Portland and Westmoreland Places.
Portland Place
Portland Place wide street
NamesakeWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
Maintained byTransport for London
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Postal codeW1
Nearest Tube station
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