Westminster Cathedral in London was designed by John Francis Bentley for the Archdiocese of Westminster, which bought the site. The lead says it was purchased in 1885, and the history section says 1884. The foundation stone was blessed on June 29, 1895. Construction ran from 1895 to 1903, and the cathedral was consecrated on June 28, 1910.
The article calls the style neo-Byzantine. It is mostly brick with white stone bands, concrete domes and vaulting, and marble decoration inside. The infobox gives 360 feet (110 m) long and 154 feet (47 m) wide, while the text gives 350 feet long and 156 feet wide. The internal height is 112 feet (34 m), and capacity is up to 2,000.
It is the Catholic cathedral and seat of the Archbishop of Westminster. Popes visited in 1982 and 2010, and Queen Elizabeth II attended Vespers in 1995. The article gives no visiting hours or ticket details.
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