Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence is an office in , , which is located on Horse Guards Avenue. Ministry of Defence is situated nearby to the work of art , as well as near the park .
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  • Type: Office
  • Also known as: “Air Ministry”
  • Address: Horse Guards Avenue, London, SW1A 2HB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Palace of Whitehall.

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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.

Archaeological site
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The – also spelled White Hall – at 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 of 1622, were destroyed by fire.

Ferris wheel
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The , originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the of the in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. is situated 1,200 feet east of Ministry of Defence.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.

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 .

Quarter
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is the main settlement of the in , England. It extends from the to and has many famous landmarks, including the , , , , and much of the cultural centre including the entertainment precinct of West End theatre.

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The is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central and one of the city's cultural centres. It is a small area but it contains many artistic and creative sites, as well as an eclectic range of other attractions, boutique shopping and trendy food and drink places.

Ministry of Defence

Latitude
51.50401° or 51° 30′ 15″ north
Longitude
-0.12479° or 0° 7′ 29″ west
Levels
10
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Ministry of Defence” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وزارة الدفاع”
  • French: “Ministère de la Défense”
  • German: “Verteidigungsministerium”
  • Russian: “Министерство обороны Великобритании”
  • Ukrainian: “Міністерство оборони Великої Британії”
  • Welsh: “Y Weinyddiaeth Amddiffyn”

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