Royal College of Defence Studies

Royal College of Defence Studies is a military installation in Westminster, Greater London, England. Royal College of Defence Studies is situated nearby to the government office Embassy of Ivory Coast, as well as near Residence of the Belgian Ambassador.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Belgrave Square.

Leicester Square

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Belgrave Square

Garden

Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belgrave Square is a large 19th-century garden square in London. It is the centrepiece of Belgravia, and its architecture resembles the original scheme of property contractor Thomas Cubitt who engaged George Basevi for all of the terraces for the 2nd Earl Grosvenor, later the 1st Marquess of Westminster, in the 1820s. Belgrave Square is situated 490 feet west of Royal College of Defence Studies.

Constitution Arch

Photo: Canaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Wellington Arch, also known as the Constitution Arch or as the Green Park Arch, is a Grade I-listed triumphal arch by Decimus Burton that forms a centrepiece of Hyde Park Corner in central London, the road junction near the south-eastern corner of Hyde Park. Constitution Arch is situated 1,200 feet north of Royal College of Defence Studies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belgravia and Victoria.

Belgravia

Suburb

Photo: Paul Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belgravia is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.

Victoria

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Victoria is an area of Westminster, Central London in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street, opened 1851.

Knightsbridge

Suburb

Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.

Royal College of Defence Studies

Type: Military installation
Also known as: “RCDS”
Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.4992° or 51° 29′ 57″ north

Longitude

-0.15135° or 0° 9′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C3XFRXX+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1362594563

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

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