Monument to the Women of World War II

The Monument to the Women of World War II is a British national situated on in London next to at the end of Downing Street.
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  • Memorial
  • …is also known as “The Women of WWII”
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 2005
  • …is inscribed with “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.”
  • …stands 22 feet (6.7 metres) tall
  • Description: British national war memorial situated on Whitehall in London, UK
  • Address: Whitehall, London

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Big Ben.
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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of .
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is the nickname for the Great Bell of the… is situated 1,100 feet south of Monument to the Women of World War II.
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Archaeological site
The – also spelled White Hall –… is situated 610 feet northeast of Monument to the Women of World War II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.
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Locality
is a road and area in the , Central London, England.
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Quarter
is the main settlement of the in , England.
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Neighborhood
St James's is a district of , and a central…

Monument to the Women of World War II

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Latitude
51.50356° or 51° 30′ 13″ north
Longitude
-0.12615° or 0° 7′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV3F+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 297183679
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data 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”
  • 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”

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