Downing Street is a long street in the City of Westminster that houses the official residences and offices of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Situated off Whitehall, a few minutes' walk from the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street was built in the 1680s by Irishman Sir George Downing. For more than three hundred years, it has held the official residences of both the First Lord of the Treasury, the office now synonymous with that of the Prime Minister, and the Second Lord of the Treasury, the office held by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Prime Minister's official residence is 10 Downing Street; the Chancellor's official residence is Number 11. The government's Chief Whip has an official residence at Number 12. In practice, the individuals involved may live in different flats; the current Chief Whip actually lives at Number 9. The houses on the south side of the street were demolished in the 19th century to make way for government offices now occupied by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The term
Downing Street es una calle larga en la Ciudad de Westminster que alberga las residencias oficiales y oficinas del Primer Ministro del Reino Unido y el Canciller del Tesoro. Situado cerca de Whitehall, a pocos minutos a pie de las Casas del Parlamento, Downing Street fue construida en los años 1680 por el irlandés Sir George Downing. Durante más de trescientos años, ha mantenido las residencias oficiales de ambos el Primer Lord del Tesoro, la oficina ahora sinónimo de la del Primer Ministro, y el Segundo Lord del Tesoro, la oficina mantenida por el Canciller del Tesoro. La residencia oficial del Primer Ministro es 10 Downing Street; la residencia oficial del Canciller es el número 11.