The use of articles with other proper names

Zero Article

Definite Article

1

Buildings, bridges

• Waterloo Bridge

• Westminster Abbey

traditional use

• the Tower (of London)

• the White House

• the Old Bailey (the Crown Court in the UK)

2

Airports, railway and bus stations,

• Heathrow Airport

• Victoria Station

3

Hotels, clubs, restaurants, cafes, pubs

• the Hilton; the Green Hotel

• the National Tennis Club

• the Restaurant Bretagne

• the Café de la Paix

• the Headless Woman

4

Museums, picture galleries, monuments

• the National Gallery

• the British Museum

• the Washington Monument

5

Concert halls, theatres, cinemas

• the Albert Hall

• the Old Vic Theatre

• the Odeon Cinema

6

Ships and boats

• The Titanic

• The Seagull

7

Newspapers and magazines

• The Daily Mirror

• The Financial Times

• The Teens; The Vogue

8

Names of historical events

• the Paris Commune

• the Russian Revolution

• the Industrial Revolution

• the Napoleonic Wars

• the gold rush

9

Parties and organizations

• the Conservative Party

• The League of nations

• the NATO

• the European Union