Horse Guards

Horse Guards is a historic building in the , London, between and . It was built in the mid-18th century, replacing an earlier building, as a barracks and for the Household Cavalry.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1759
  • Description: barracks
  • Address: Horse Guards Parade, London, SW1A 2AX

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Horse Guards

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Latitude
51.50478° or 51° 30′ 17″ north
Longitude
-0.12704° or 0° 7′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV3F+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 133153176
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q492350

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Horse Guards” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حرس الخيالة”
  • Chinese: “皇家騎兵衛所”
  • Chinese: “騎兵衛隊總部”
  • Dutch: “Horse Guards”
  • French: “Horse Guards”
  • German: “Horse Guards”
  • Hebrew: “אורוות המשמר”
  • Hebrew: “בניין משמר הסוסים”
  • Irish: “Horse Guards”
  • Italian: “Horse Guards”
  • Japanese: “ホース・ガーズ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Horse Guards”
  • Norwegian: “Horse Guards”
  • Persian: “هورس گاردز”
  • Russian: “Конная гвардия”
  • Slovenian: “Horse Guards”
  • Spanish: “Horse Guards”
  • Swedish: “Horse Guards”
  • Vietnamese: “Horse Guards”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include London Garrison Headquarters (Horse Guards) and Household Cavalry Museum.

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