Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus is a work of art in Westminster, Greater London, England. Christopher Columbus is situated nearby to the suburb Belgravia, as well as near the government office Embassy of Norway.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belgrave Square and Constitution Arch.
Belgrave Square
Garden
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgrave Square is a large 19th-century garden square in London. It is the centrepiece of Belgravia, and its architecture resembles the original scheme of property contractor Thomas Cubitt who engaged George Basevi for all of the terraces for the 2nd Earl Grosvenor, later the 1st Marquess of Westminster, in the 1820s.
Constitution Arch
Photo: Canaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wellington Arch, also known as the Constitution Arch or as the Green Park Arch, is a Grade I-listed triumphal arch by Decimus Burton that forms a centrepiece of Hyde Park Corner in central London, the road junction near the south-eastern corner of Hyde Park. Constitution Arch is situated 1,600 feet north of Christopher Columbus.
Hyde Park
Park
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyde Park is a 350-acre, historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace to St James's Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belgravia and Victoria.
Belgravia
Suburb
Photo: Paul Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgravia is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.
Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Victoria is an area of Westminster, Central London in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street, opened 1851.
Knightsbridge
Suburb
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.
Christopher Columbus
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49848° or 51° 29′ 55″ northLongitude
-0.1535° or 0° 9′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C3XFRXW+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 11330188030OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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