Royal Air Force Memorial
The Royal Air Force Memorial is a military memorial on the Victoria Embankment in central London, dedicated to the memory of the casualties of the Royal Air Force in World War I and, by extension, all subsequent conflicts.Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Photo: Ben, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Westminster, London, England, UK
- Also known as: “RAF Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and London Eye.
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.
London Eye
Ferris wheel
Photo: Khamtran, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The London Eye, originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. London Eye is situated 810 feet east of Royal Air Force Memorial.
Palace of Whitehall
Archaeological site
Photo: Hendrick Danckerts, Public domain.
The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster 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 Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.
Whitehall
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea.
Westminster
Quarter
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.
South Bank
Photo: Bloodholds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Bank is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central London and one of the city's cultural centres. It is a small area but it contains many artistic and creative sites, as well as an eclectic range of other attractions, boutique shopping and trendy food and drink places.
Royal Air Force Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, statue, and historic site
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50399° or 51° 30′ 14″ northLongitude
-0.12308° or 0° 7′ 23″ westOperator
Royal Air Force Benevolent FundOpen location code
9C3XGV3G+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 25507033OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q7373614
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Royal Air Force Memorial” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “皇家空軍紀念碑”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال تذكارى لسلاح الجو الملكى”
- French: “Royal Air Force Memorial”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת חיל האוויר המלכותי”
- Hungarian: “A Brit Királyi Légierő első világháborús emlékműve”
- Japanese: “王立空軍記念碑”
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