Gurkha Memorial

The Memorial to the Brigade of Gurkhas on Horse Guards Avenue, , London, was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II on 3 December 1997. This was the first memorial to Gurkha soldiers in the United Kingdom, and was occasioned by transfer of their headquarters and training centre from to London in 1997.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: memorial in London
  • Also known as: “Gurkha Memorial, London” and “The Gurkha Soldier”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Palace of Whitehall.

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

Archaeological site
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The – also spelled White Hall – at was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of Inigo Jones's of 1622, were destroyed by fire.

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The , on in the , central London, is the grandest and best-known survivor of the architectural genre of banqueting houses, constructed for elaborate entertaining.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.

Locality
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is a road and area in the , Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from to .

Quarter
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is the main settlement of the in , England. It extends from the to and has many famous landmarks, including the , , , , and much of the cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.

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is one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of , and is hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.

Gurkha Memorial

Latitude
51.50509° or 51° 30′ 18″ north
Longitude
-0.125° or 0° 7′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV4G+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25507019
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q18574747
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Indonesian—“Gurkha Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “伦敦廓尔喀纪念碑”
  • Chinese: “倫敦廓爾喀紀念碑”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Gurkha”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Royal Horseguards Hotel and Royal United Services Institute.

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