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the main intercity bus station (Victoria Coach Station) and the best inexpensive lodgings
in town.
Westminster Cathedral
This cathedral, the largest Catholic church in England and just a block from Victoria Sta-
tion, is strikingly Neo-Byzantine, but not very historic or important to visit. Opened in
1903, the church has an unfinished interior, with a spooky, blackened ceiling waiting for
the mosaics that are supposed to be placed there. While it's definitely not Westminster Ab-
bey, half the tourists wandering around inside seem to think it is. Take the lift to the top of
the 273-foot bell tower for a view of the glassy office blocks of Victoria Station.
Cost and Hours: Free entry, £ 5 for the lift; church—daily 7:00-19:00; tower—daily
9:30-17:00, Sat-Sun until 18:00, last trip 30 minutes earlier; 5-minute walk from bus ter-
minus in front of Victoria Station, just off Victoria Street at 42 Francis Street, Tube: Vict-
oria, www.westminstercathedral.org.uk .
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