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Westend may refer to: * Westend (Trevilians, Virginia), an historic house in Virginia listed on the NRHP * Westend (Berlin), a locality of Berlin in Germany * Westend (Frankfurt am Main), a borough of Frankfurt am Main in Germany * Westend, Espoo, a borough of Espoo in Finland * Wiesbaden-Westend, a borough of Wiesbaden in Germany * Westend (band), an Austrian group that performed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 See also * West End (other) * Westende Westende is a town in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It lies on the Belgian coast, also called the Flemish coast. It used to be the far west (West-ende: Dutch for west-end) of the islan ...
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Westend (Trevilians, Virginia)
Westend is a temple-fronted house near Trevilians, Virginia, United States. Built in 1849, the house's design refers to the Classical Revival style, representing an extension of the Jeffersonian ideal of classical architecture. The house was built for Mrs. Susan Dabney Morris Watson on a property that she had inherited from her late husband. The building project was supervised by Colonel James Magruder. The house was the centerpiece of a substantial plantation, and a number of dependencies, including slave dwellings, survive. Westend remains in the ownership of the descendants of Mrs. Watson. The two-story house is built of brick, and features a tetrastyle Tuscan portico on its principal facade. The main three-bay section is flanked by three-bay, one-story wings and surmounted by a hipped roof with prominent interior chimneys. The fronts of these wings were originally orangeries. The rear facade features a one-story Tuscan porch. The house is painted in a light color to resemb ...
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Westend (Berlin)
Westend () is a Boroughs and localities of Berlin, locality of the Berlin borough Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Germany. It emerged in the course of Berlin's 2001 administrative reform on the grounds of the former Charlottenburg borough. Originally a mansion colony, it is today a quite densely settled, still affluent territory adjacent to Berlin's inner city in the east. Geography Westend is situated west of Berlin's inner city on Spandauer Berg, the northern peak of the sandy Teltow (region), Teltow plateau between the river valleys of Spree (river), Spree and Havel. It is centered on Theodor-Heuss-Platz, a large square, from where the Heerstraße (Berlin), Heerstraße arterial road, part of the Bundesstraße 2 and Bundesstraße 5 highways, runs west towards the Berlin city limits. In the west and north, Westend borders on the Berlin Spandau borough. The locality also includes the neighbourhoods of Neu-Westend and Ruhleben, a suburban housing area of the 1920s. The site of the for ...
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Westend (Frankfurt Am Main)
Westend-Nord and Westend-Süd are two city districts of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The division into a northern and a southern part is mostly for administrative purposes as the Westend () is generally considered an entity. Both city districts are part of the ''Ortsbezirk Innenstadt II''. The Westend with its Wilhelminian style buildings is a beloved residential quarter and has the highest real estate prices in Frankfurt. Many old villas serve as offices for law firms and companies of the financial community. Along with the Bahnhofsviertel, the Nordend and the Ostend, it is part of Frankfurt's dense inner city districts. History Western Boundaries Like the other districts constructed in the Wilhelminian period the Westend has been within the town walls of Frankfurt since the building of the ''Frankfurter Landwehr'' . Largely consisting of fields and heathland, it was area made up of isolated farming estates. Streets in the area still carry the names of these estates which wer ...
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Westend, Espoo
Westend is a district of the city of Espoo, Finland. It is located next to Tapiola and about ten kilometers from the center of Helsinki. From Westend you can get to Helsinki along Länsiväylä ( National road 51). Known as an affluent area, Westend is the wealthiest postal code area of Finland by mean household income. In 2019, the area was home to more than 3,000 residents. Westend is a part of the " Greater Tapiola" district, which also comprises Haukilahti, Laajalahti, Mankkaa, Niittykumpu, Otaniemi, Pohjois-Tapiola and Tapiola. There are other wealthy neighborhoods with the same name in the UK and the US. The most well known example being West End of London. Contrary to the district's name, Westend is located in the very southeastern corner of Espoo, west from the Helsinki city centre, by the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Westend also comprises some islands on the coast. Sights The Rantaraitti hiking trail passes through Westend, and most of Westend's beaches are located ...
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Wiesbaden-Westend
Westend is a borough of the city of Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... With a density of about 27,000 inhabitants per km² it is the most densely populated urban district in Germany. It is located in the centre of the city. References Sources * Derived from German Wikipedia External links Official Wiesbaden-Westend website(in German) {{commons category, Wiesbaden-Westend Boroughs of Wiesbaden ...
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Westend (band)
Austria was represented by Westend, with the song "Hurricane", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Munich on 23 April. Westend was the winner of the Austrian national final for the contest, held on 17 March. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster ORF. Before Eurovision National final The final was held at the ORF TV Studios in Vienna, hosted by Brigitte Xander. The winning song was chosen by 328 people aged between 16 and 60. Waterloo represented Austria in alongside Robinson. At Eurovision On the night of the final Westend performed 18th in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Belgium. At the close of voting "Hurricane" placing Austria 9th of the 20 entries. The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to the runner-up, Ofra Haza from Israel. Voting References {{Eurovision Song Contest 1983 1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular tel ...
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West End (other)
West End most commonly refers to: * West End of London, an area of central London, England * West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England West End may also refer to: Places Anguilla *West End, Anguilla ** West End Pond **West End (Anguilla House of Assembly Constituency) Australia *Fremantle West End Heritage area, a designated heritage precinct in Fremantle, Western Australia *West End, Queensland, an inner-city suburb of southern Brisbane *West End, Queensland (Townsville), an old suburb of Townsville * West End, Adelaide, a precinct between the western ends of North Terrace and Hindley Streets in Adelaide city centre, South Australia *West End, Western Australia, a western suburb of Geraldton Bahamas *West End, Grand Bahama Canada * West End, Saskatchewan, a resort village *West End, Kamloops, British Columbia *West End, Vancouver, British Columbia *West End, Winnipeg, Manitoba *West End, Hal ...
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