Editing Smith Square (section)

{{Short description|Square in the Westminster district of London, England}}
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| name        = Smith Square
| image       = Smith Square Westminster.jpg
| image_map   = {{location map|United Kingdom London Westminster}}
| caption     = Early Georgian north side of the square with top of Victoria Tower of the Palace of Westminster beyond
| map_caption = (local authority since 1965)
| type        = Garden square with concert hall dominating space
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| length_ft   = 275
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| width       = {{convert|240|ft}}
| area        = [[Westminster]]
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| location    = [[London]]
| postal_code = {{postcode|SW|1P}}
| metro       = [[Westminster tube station]]
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| construction_start_date = {{circa}} 1726
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| status      = west end of the north side:<br>large building:<br>[[listed building|Grade I listed]]
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'''Smith Square''' is a square in [[Westminster]], London, 250 metres south-southwest of the [[Palace of Westminster]]. Most of its [[garden square|garden]] interior is filled by [[St John's, Smith Square]], a [[English Baroque|Baroque]] surplus church, the inside of which has been converted to a concert hall. Most adjoining buildings (thus sharing its address) are offices, with the focus on organisations lobbying or serving the government. In the mid-20th century, the square hosted the headquarters of the two largest parties of British politics, and it is now hosts much of the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] and the [[Local Government Association]].  It has a pedestrian or mixed approach to the four sides and another approach to the north.