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American Embassy and Memorials, The

24 Grosvenor Square, London, W1A 1AE
Tel: +44 (0)20 7499 9000

Grosvenor Square in the heart of Mayfair is the home of the American Embassy. During the Second World War (before the Embassy was built) the whole area was a HQ for senior American officials. There are many references and memorials to Americans who died in war as well as famous Americans, dotted throughout the square.

The main one is surely the Roosevelt memorial, in honour of Franklin D Roosevelt (1882-1945), the 32nd President of the USA.

You can also see the Dwight D Eisenhower memorial in the square. You'll find Abraham Lincoln's Monument in Parliament Square, George Washington's bust down in the crypt at St Paul's Cathedral and John F Kennedy's bust on the Euston Road, near Great Portland Street tube station.

Take some time out to relax in the small park in the middle of the square. It's very pleasant on a sunny day.

A few minutes walk away from Grosvenor Square is Berkeley Square, the setting for the popular 40's song "A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square".

Berkeley Mansions in the square had a very famous resident - Mr Bertie Wooster. Mayfair may not be quite what it was in Bertie's day but there are still plenty of upmarket houses and hotels. Many of Bertie's adventures are set in and around Mayfair, which is not surprising as Bertie's creator, P G Wodehouse, lived in this area for a time and knew it very well.

Nearest Underground (Tube) Station: Bond Street