College Green (aka Abingdon Green, formally known as Abingdon Street Gardens) is a public park in the

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. It is east of

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including Westminster Abbey Gardens and across a road from the gardens of the

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. The gardens are not enclosed and are accessible at all times. For many months of 2019, during the

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deadlock, it exclusively hosted TV broadcasts and radio and media interviews. The park is a common place for television reporters to interview Members of Parliament.History in the making
BBC News, 12 May 2010

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's bronze sculpture '' Knife Edge Two Piece 1962–65'' is in the gardens. The gardens are a roof to a two-storey underground car park constructed from 1963 to 1964. The site was originally a tidally flooded bank of the

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separated from the College Garden of

by a medieval wall with a watergate. Its name refers to the collegiate church of Westminster Abbey, which includes

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Satellite photo of College Green
Google Maps {{London landmarks Palace of Westminster Parks and open spaces in the City of Westminster