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Guide to London Monuments and places to visit on your visit to London England

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Admiralty Arch

Trafalgar Square, London, SW1A 2DY Description T his impressive arch forms a gateway between Trafalgar Square and The Mall. It was built in 1910 as a tribute to Queen Victoria. There are three archways.

Queen Victoria Memorial, The

The Mall, London, SW14 7EN Description This white marble monument standing in pride of place right outside Buckingham Palace is commonly called 'The Wedding Cake'. It was built in 1911 to honour Queen Victoria who died 10 years earlier.

Wellington Arch

Hyde Park Corner, London, W1J 7NP Description T his monument was built in honour of The Duke of Wellington in 1828 as the northern gateway into Buckingham Palace, and now stands on the island in the middle of the traffic that circumnavigates Hyde Park Corner.

Cenotaph, The

Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DD Description B uilt originally to commemorate those who died in the First World War, this monument is now the focal point for the memory of those killed in both wars and since then.

Albert Memorial Visitors' Centre

South Carriage Drive, Kensington Gardens, London, SW7 Opening Times Apr-Sept  10:00 - 18:00 Oct-Mar  09:00 - 15:30 Description Q ueen Victoria had this memorial built in 1872, in honour of her late and much loved husband, Prince Albert, who died from a bout of typhoid in 1861.

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.

Bunhill Fields

City Road, London, EC1Y 2AA Originally called 'Bone Hill Fields' this Saxon burial ground was re-opened in 1665 for victims of the Great Plague and now contains over 120,000 bodies. Famous gravestones include John Wesley (founder of the Methodist church), John Bunyan (who wrote 'Pilgrims Progress'), William Blake and Daniel Defoe (author of Robinson Crusoe).

Covent Garden

The name Covent Garden dates back to when the area belonged to Westminster Abbey and was a Convent Garden. This was London's Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable market for many years. The market was moved to Nine Elms some time ago and in 1980 Covent Garden was turned into a leisure area featuring novelty shops, restaurants, cafes and pubs.

Duke of York's Column, The

Waterloo Place, London, SW1Y 4AR Perhaps best known today for the children's nursery rhyme 'The Grand old Duke of York' this military man also has a theatre named after him. His column, erected in 1833, stands 124 feet tall above the Duke of York Steps.

Highgate Cemetery

Swains Lane, Highgate, London, N6 Tel: +44 (0)20 8340 1834 Close to Hampstead Heath stands Highgate Hill and on top of the hill, the pleasant village of Highgate. The village has a number of interesting antique shops and cafes.