Welsh National War Memorial
The Welsh National War Memorial is situated in Alexandra Gardens, Cathays Park, Cardiff. The memorial was designed by Sir Ninian Comper and unveiled on 12 June 1928 by the Prince of Wales.Photo: BigDom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: Grade II* listed building in Cardiff. World War I and II memorial in Cardiff, Wales
- Also known as: “Cofeb Ryfel Genedlaethol Cymru”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cardiff Castle and Millennium Stadium.
Cardiff Castle
Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. Cardiff Castle is situated 1,500 feet south of Welsh National War Memorial.
Millennium Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales in Cardiff. It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. Millennium Stadium is situated 3,100 feet south of Welsh National War Memorial.
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
University
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is the National Conservatoire of Wales, located in Cardiff, Wales, providing professional training for actors, musicians, designers, technicians and arts management. Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is situated 790 feet west of Welsh National War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Newtown.
Castle Quarter
Quarter
Castle Quarter is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed Castle Quarter includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.
Maindy
Suburb
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maindy is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and Gabalfa.
Welsh National War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and tourism
- Location: Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48658° or 51° 29′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.18043° or 3° 10′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C3RFRP9+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 3237806991OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q7981954
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Welsh National War Memorial” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Galesko Gerra Oroigarri Nazionala”
- Chinese: “威尔士战争纪念园”
- French: “Mémorial national gallois de la guerre”
- French: “Monument aux morts national gallois”
- German: “Welsh National War Memorial”
- Japanese: “ウェールズ国立戦争記念碑”
- Welsh: “Cofeb Ryfel Genedlaethol Cymru”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alexandra Gardens and Cardiff Falklands War Memorial.
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