Portland Place

Portland Place

Portland Place wide street
Namesake	William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
Maintained by	Transport for London
Location	London, United Kingdom
Postal code	W1
Nearest Tube station	Oxford Circus
Other
Known for	BBC Broadcasting House

Portland Place is a street in the Marylebone district of central London. Named after the 3rd Duke of Portland, the unusually wide street is home to the BBC's headquarters Broadcasting House, the Chinese and Polish embassies, the Royal Institute of British Architects and numerous residential mansion blocks.