Monument to the Women of World War II
The Monument to the Women of World War II is a British national war memorial situated on Whitehall in London next to the Cenotaph at the end of Downing Street.Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: British national war memorial situated on Whitehall in London, UK
- Also known as: “The Women of WWII”
- Address: Whitehall, London
- Inscription: “This memorial was raised to commemorate the vital work done by over seven million women during World War II. Funded by the charity Memorial to the Women of World War II and supported by National Heritage Memorial Fund.”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Big Ben.
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.
Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Big Ben is situated 1,100 feet south of Monument to the Women of World War II.
Palace of Whitehall
Archaeological site
Photo: Hendrick Danckerts, Public domain.
The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of Inigo Jones's Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire. Palace of Whitehall is situated 610 feet northeast of Monument to the Women of World War II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.
Whitehall
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea.
Westminster
Quarter
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.
St James’s
Neighborhood
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St James's is a district of Westminster, and a central district in the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the West End. The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.
Monument to the Women of World War II
- Categories: war memorial, sculpture, building, and historic site
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50356° or 51° 30′ 13″ northLongitude
-0.12615° or 0° 7′ 34″ westInception
2005Height
22 feet (6.7 metres)Open location code
9C3XGV3F+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 297183679OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q6906912
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Monument to the Women of World War II” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نصب تذكاري لنساء الحرب العالمية الثانية”
- Armenian: “Երկրորդ համաշխարհային պատերազմի կանանց հուշարձան”
- Chinese: “第二次世界大戰婦女紀念碑”
- Dutch: “Monument to the Women of World War II”
- French: “monument aux femmes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale”
- French: “Monument aux femmes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale”
- Hausa: “Abin tunawa ga Mata na Yaƙin Duniya na II”
- Hebrew: “האנדרטה לנשות מלחמת העולם השנייה”
- Portuguese: “Monumento às Mulheres da Segunda Guerra Mundial”
- Spanish: “Monumento a las Mujeres de la Segunda Guerra Mundial”
- Western Armenian: “Երկրորդ Համաշխարհային Պատերազմի Կանանց Յուշարձան”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Treasury Green and Cabinet Office.
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