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Catedral
Leicester Cathedral
Medieval church of St Martin, a cathedral since 1927; King Richard III was reburied here in 2015, 530 years after his death.
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Leicester city centre: things to do
Places worth your time in Leicester city centre
Lugares imprescindibles
Things to do in Leicester city centre
Monumentos, museos, parques y miradores en la zona y sus alrededores.
Museo
King Richard III Visitor Centre
Museum opened in 2014 on the site of the Greyfriars friary, where Richard III was buried in 1485 and his remains were found in 2012.
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Roman site and museum
Jewry Wall Museum
A 2nd-century Roman wall with two large arches beside the excavated public baths, with a museum of Roman Leicester finds including mosaics.
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Edificio histórico
Leicester Guildhall
Timber-framed hall whose earliest part dates from about 1390; it was the town hall until 1876 and is now a museum.
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Museo
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
Museum on New Walk, opened in 1849 as one of the UK's first public museums; some galleries are closed during refurbishment.
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Museo
Newarke Houses Museum
Museum of Leicester life and of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, near the 15th-century Magazine Gateway.
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Castle remains
Leicester Castle
Remains of the castle of the Earls of Leicester: a large motte, the Great Hall and the ruined Turret Gateway, west of the centre.
Iglesia
St Mary de Castro
Grade I listed medieval church inside the castle bailey; its unsafe spire was taken down after 2011 and has not been replaced.
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Lugar emblemático
Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower
Landmark and meeting point where five main streets meet, roughly in the middle of the area inside the ring road.
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Mercado
Leicester Market
Covered outdoor market south of the clock tower, around 800 years old, selling fruit and vegetables, flowers, clothes and more.
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Teatro
Curve
Theatre in the Cultural Quarter of the city centre, formerly called Leicester Performing Arts Centre.
Parque
Abbey Park
Park opened in 1882 on the River Soar, taking in the walls and remains of the medieval Leicester Abbey and the ruins of Cavendish House.
Museo
Abbey Pumping Station
Victorian pumping station with four restored beam engines beneath a 150-foot chimney; general entry is free except on event days.
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Museo
National Space Centre
Space museum north of the centre with galleries, the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium and a rocket tower.
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Monumento a los caídos
Arch of Remembrance
First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in Victoria Park, a 69-acre park just south-east of the centre.
Créditos fotográficos
- Leicester city centre (area photo): NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- King Richard III Visitor Centre: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Leicester Guildhall: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leicester Museum & Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Newarke Houses Museum: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Mary de Castro: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leicester Market: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Curve: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Abbey Park: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- National Space Centre: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Arch of Remembrance: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
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