America Square

America Square is a street and small square in , off Crosswall and located near Minories. The square was built in about 1760 and dedicated to the American colonies.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: street and square in the City of London
  • Also known as: 1 America Square
  • Address: 1 America Square, London, EC3N 2LS

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Fenchurch Street railway station.

, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of , is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the in , England. is situated 1,200 feet south of America Square.

Railway station
, also known as London Fenchurch Street, is a central London railway terminus in the southeastern corner of the .

Bridge
is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in , built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. is situated 2,100 feet south of America Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldgate and Butler’s Wharf.

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a gate in the former defensive wall around the . The gate gave its name to High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.

Neighborhood
Butler's Wharf is an historic building at Shad Thames on the south bank of the , just east of 's , now housing luxury flats and restaurants.

America Square

Latitude
51.5113° or 51° 30′ 41″ north
Longitude
-0.07644° or 0° 4′ 35″ west
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGW6F+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 369604778
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7116842
Wiki­data ID
Q4742790
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In Other Languages

“America Square” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: امريكا سكوير

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