RAF Bomber Command Memorial
The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park, London, commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War.Photo: Tim Rademacher, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial in Green Park, London
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Constitution Arch.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
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 500 feet southwest of RAF Bomber Command Memorial.
Apsley House
Museum
Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Apsley House is the London townhouse of the Dukes of Wellington. It stands alone at Hyde Park Corner, on the south-east corner of Hyde Park, facing towards the large traffic roundabout in the centre of which stands the Wellington Arch. Apsley House is situated 620 feet west of RAF Bomber Command Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belgravia and Mayfair-Marylebone.
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.
Mayfair-Marylebone
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mayfair and Marylebone are districts of central London. Together they cover a large area of western central London, encompassing the whole of Mayfair and Piccadilly to the south and the area from Oxford Street through Marylebone to Regent's Park and the border with St John's Wood to the north.
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.
RAF Bomber Command Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5033° or 51° 30′ 12″ northLongitude
-0.149° or 0° 8′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C3XGV32+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 1905896379OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7275188
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Polish—“RAF Bomber Command Memorial” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “皇家空軍轟炸機司令部紀念廳”
- Dutch: “RAF Bomber Command Memorial”
- French: “mémorial du Royal Air Force Bomber Command”
- French: “Mémorial du Royal Air Force Bomber Command”
- French: “RAF Bomber Command Memorial”
- Hungarian: “A brit bombázóparancsnokság emlékműve”
- Italian: “Memoriale del RAF Bomber Command”
- Japanese: “イギリス空軍爆撃機軍団記念碑”
- Polish: “RAF Bomber Command Memorial”
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Highlights include New Zealand War Memorial and Royal Air Force Club.
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