Arch of Remembrance
The Arch of Remembrance is a First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and located in Victoria Park, Leicester, in the East Midlands of England.Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: war memorial in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Leicester War Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include De Montfort Hall and Victoria Park.
De Montfort Hall
Theater building
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
De Montfort Hall is the largest music and performance venue in Leicester, England. It is situated adjacent to Victoria Park and is named after the Father of Parliament, Simon de Montfort, the 6th Earl of Leicester. De Montfort Hall is situated 590 feet north of Arch of Remembrance.
Victoria Park
Park
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria Park in Leicester, England is a public park of 69 acres. It is in the south-east, just outside the city centre, backing on to the University of Leicester and close to Leicester railway station. Victoria Park is situated 580 feet southeast of Arch of Remembrance.
King Power Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Pottercomuneo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
King Power Stadium is a football stadium located in the city of Leicester, East Midlands, England, and the home of Leicester City. The stadium opened in 2002 as the Walkers Stadium and has a capacity of 32,259. King Power Stadium is situated 1 mile west of Arch of Remembrance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evington Valley and Stoneygate.
Evington Valley
Locality
Evington Valley is an area in Leicester, England. It is roughly bounded by East Park Road to the west, Chesterfield/Ethel Road to the north, Wakerly Road to the east and to the south borders Stoneygate.
Stoneygate
Suburb
Stoneygate is part of the City of Leicester, England. Situated on the south-east side of the city some two miles from the centre, Stoneygate is a mainly residential suburb characterised by its large Victorian houses.
Bede Island
Suburb
Bede Island is an area of Leicester, England close to the city centre, with the River Soar to the west and Grand Union Canal to the east. For many years Bede Island South was a run down area of brownfield land home to Vic Berry's locomotive scrapyard but in the 1990s urban regeneration sought to improve housing, employment opportunities and the environment in the area.
Arch of Remembrance
- Categories: war memorial, arch, and historic site
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.62343° or 52° 37′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.12151° or 1° 7′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C4WJVFH+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 1095946531OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q17528573
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Arch of Remembrance” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القوس التذكاري”
- French: “arche du souvenir”
- French: “Arche du souvenir”
- Japanese: “追憶のアーチ”
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Highlights include Leicester University astronomical clock and True Jesus Church.
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