Victoria Memorial

The Victoria Memorial is a monument to Queen Victoria, located at the end of in by the sculptor Sir Thomas Brock. Designed in 1901, it was unveiled on 16 May 1911, though it was not completed until 1924.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: memorial to Queen Victoria in London, England, UK
  • Also known as: Queen Victoria Memorial” and “Victoria Memorial, London
  • Address: London, SW1A 1AA
  • Inscription: “Victoria Regina Imperatrix”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Clarence House.

The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Castle
is a royal residence on in the , London. It was built in 1825–1827, adjacent to , for the royal Duke of Clarence, the future King William IV. is situated 920 feet northeast of Victoria Memorial.

Park
The , one of the Royal Parks of London, is in the , Central London. is to the north of the gardens and semi-circular forecourt of , across Constitution Hill road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Victoria and St James’s.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an area of , in the . It is named after , which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Street, opened 1851.

Neighborhood
St James's is a district of , and a central district in the , London, forming part of the . The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.

Suburb
is a district in , covering parts of the areas of the and the . was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.

Victoria Memorial

Latitude
51.50184° or 51° 30′ 7″ north
Longitude
-0.14059° or 0° 8′ 26″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Inception
1911
Open location code
9C3XGV25+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 374945234
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
12402338
Wiki­data ID
Q1333411
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Victoria Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نصب فيكتوريا التذكاري
  • Armenian: Վիկտորիա հուշահամալիր (Լոնդոն)
  • Armenian: Վիկտորիա հուշահամալիր
  • Azerbaijani: Viktoriya abidəsi
  • Azerbaijani: Viktoriya memorialı
  • Belarusian: Мемарыял Вікторыі
  • Chinese: 維多利亞女王紀念碑
  • Chinese: 维多利亚女王纪念碑
  • Chinese: 维多利亚纪念碑
  • Czech: Queen Victoria Memorial
  • Czech: Victoria Memorial
  • Dutch: Queen Victoria Memorial
  • Dutch: Victoria Memorial
  • Egyptian Arabic: نصب فيكتوريا التذكارى
  • Finnish: Victoria Memorial
  • French: Victoria Memorial
  • German: Victoria Memorial
  • Greek: Μνημείο της Βικτώριας (Λονδίνο)
  • Greek: Μνημείο της Βικτώριας
  • Hebrew: אנדרטת ויקטוריה
  • Hungarian: Viktória-emlékmű
  • Indonesian: Victoria Memorial, London
  • Italian: Victoria Memorial
  • Japanese: ヴィクトリア・メモリアル (ロンドン)
  • Japanese: ヴィクトリア・メモリアル
  • Macedonian: Викториин споменик
  • Polish: Victoria Memorial
  • Portuguese: Victoria Memorial
  • Russian: Мемориал Виктории
  • Spanish: Victoria Memorial
  • Swedish: Victoria Memorial
  • Turkish: Viktorya Anıtı
  • Ukrainian: Меморіал Вікторії
  • Uzbek: Londondagi Viktoriya yodgorligi
  • Welsh: Cofeb Victoria
  • Western Panjabi: وکٹوریہ میموریل
  • Queen Victoria Memorial
  • Victoria Memorial

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