Monument

Monument is a quarter in City of London, Greater London, England. Monument is situated nearby to the neighborhood Leadenhall Market, as well as near the quarter Bank.

Places of Interest

Highlights include London Bridge and The Tower of London.

London Bridge

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

The name "London Bridge" refers to several historical crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times.

The Tower of London

Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England.

Bank and Monument stations

Metro station

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Bank and Monument are two interlinked stations in the City of London that form a public transport complex served by five lines of the London Underground as well as the Docklands Light Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldgate and Bankside.

Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate 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.

Bankside

Quarter

Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.

Monument

Type: Quarter
Postal code: EC3
Category: locality
Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.51007° or 51° 30′ 36″ north

Longitude

-0.085° or 0° 5′ 6″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

9C3XGW68+22

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12425870920

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

11550790

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