Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar is a monument in Westminster, Greater London, England. Simón Bolívar is situated nearby to the government office Residence of the Belgian Ambassador, as well as near the military installation Royal College of Defence Studies.- Type: Monument
- Artwork type: statue
- Inscription: “Estoy convencido de que solo Inglaterra es capaz de proteger los derechos del mundo, pues es grande, gloriosa y sabia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Belgrave Square.
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.
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 1,300 feet north of Simón Bolívar.
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.
Simón Bolívar
- Category: historic site
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49921° or 51° 29′ 57″ northLongitude
-0.15234° or 0° 9′ 8″ westInception
1974Open location code
9C3XFRXX+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 3087647841OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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