Duke of York Column

The Duke of York Column is a in London, England, to Prince Frederick, Duke of York, the second son of King George III. The designer was Benjamin Dean Wyatt.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: monument in London
  • Address: London, SW1Y 5AG
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and National Gallery.

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

Art gallery
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The is an art museum in in the , in , England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Duke of York Column.

Arts center
The is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in , just off . Located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and , the ICA contains galleries, a theatre, two cinemas, a bookshop and a bar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St James’s and Whitehall.

Neighborhood
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St James's is a district of , and a central district in the , London, forming part of the . The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.

Locality
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is a road and area in the , Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from to .

Suburb
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is an ethnic enclave in the , London, bordering to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.

Duke of York Column

Latitude
51.50631° or 51° 30′ 23″ north
Longitude
-0.13174° or 0° 7′ 54″ west
Inception
1834
Height
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGV49+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 297204228
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Wiki­data ID
Q2911131
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Duke of York Column” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “約克公爵紀念柱”
  • Dutch: “Duke of York Column”
  • French: “colonne du duc d’York”
  • French: “Colonne du duc d’York”
  • Hebrew: “עמוד הדוכס מיורק”
  • Italian: “Colonna del duca di York”
  • Italian: “Duke of York Column”
  • Russian: “Колонна герцога Йоркского”
  • Spanish: “Columna del Duque de York”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carlton House Terrace and ICA Cinema.

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