National Army Museum
The National Army Museum is the British Army's central museum. It is located in the Chelsea district of central London, adjacent to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the home of the "Chelsea Pensioners".Photo: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in London, England, United Kingdom
- Address: London, SW3 4HT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chelsea Physic Garden and Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Chelsea Physic Garden
Garden
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The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines. Chelsea Physic Garden is situated 720 feet southwest of National Army Museum.
Royal Hospital Chelsea
Photo: Camster2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea is an old soldiers' retirement home and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British Army. Founded as an almshouse — the ancient sense of the word "hospital" — by King Charles II in 1682, it is a 66-acre site located on Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea, London. Royal Hospital Chelsea is situated 840 feet northeast of National Army Museum.
Natural History Museum
Museum
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum in London, England, is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Natural History Museum is situated 1 mile northwest of National Army Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chelsea and Sutton Dwellings.
Chelsea
Suburb
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chelsea is an area in West London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.
Sutton Dwellings
Neighborhood
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sutton Dwellings, also known as the Sutton Estate, are a series of 14 residential buildings in Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.
Rosery Gate To Battersea Park
Locality
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Rosery Gate To Battersea Park is a locality.
National Army Museum
Latitude
51.48624° or 51° 29′ 11″ northLongitude
-0.16029° or 0° 9′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C3XFRPQ+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 10807015OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q731616
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“National Army Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المتحف الوطني للجيش”
- Chinese: “國家陸軍博物館”
- Dutch: “National Army Museum”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف الجيش الوطنى”
- Finnish: “National Army Museum”
- French: “National Army Museum”
- German: “National Army Museum”
- Greek: “Εθνικό Μουσείο Στρατού του Λονδίνου”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון הצבא הלאומי (הממלכה המאוחדת)”
- Italian: “Museo dell’Esercito Nazionale”
- Japanese: “国立軍事博物館 (イギリス)”
- Japanese: “国立陸軍博物館 (イギリス)”
- Japanese: “国立陸軍博物館”
- Japanese: “英国国立軍事博物館”
- Japanese: “英国国立陸軍博物館”
- Persian: “موزه ارتش ملی”
- Portuguese: “Museu Nacional do Exército”
- Portuguese: “National Army Museum”
- Russian: “Национальный музей армии”
- Slovenian: “Nacionalni vojaški muzej”
- Slovenian: “National Army Museum”
- Spanish: “Museo del Ejercito Nacional”
- Spanish: “Museo del Ejército Nacional”
- Spanish: “National Army Museum”
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