The Garden of Floating Words

The Garden of Floating Words is a work of art in City of London, Greater London, England. The Garden of Floating Words is situated nearby to the sports venue 1Rebel, as well as near the office building 70 St Mary Axe.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and London Liverpool Street.

The Tower of London

Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 2,800 feet south of The Garden of Floating Words.

London Liverpool Street

Railway station

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a major central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, in the ward of Bishopsgate Without. London Liverpool Street is situated 1,000 feet north of The Garden of Floating Words.

London Bridge

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

The name "London Bridge" refers to several historical crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 3,300 feet southwest of The Garden of Floating Words.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldgate and Spitalfields.

Aldgate

Quarter

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.

Spitalfields

Quarter

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Spitalfields is an area in London, England, and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and situated in the East End. Spitalfields is formed around Commercial Street and Brick Lane.

The Garden of Floating Words

Category: tourism
Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.51559° or 51° 30′ 56″ north

Longitude

-0.07969° or 0° 4′ 47″ west

Network

Sculpture in the City

Open location code

9C3XGW8C+64

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6706981581

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

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Highlights include 1Rebel and 70 St Mary Axe.

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