Alexandra Hotel
The Alexandra Hotel was a hotel at what is now 25–27 Knightsbridge, London. It was originally the Wallace Hotel, and opened in 1858 on the site of what had been a pub, the White Horse, and soon acquired two adjoining houses to allow expansion.- Type: Commercial building
- Description: former hotel in Knightsbridge, London
- Also known as: “27 Knightsbridge”, “Alexandra Hotel, Knightsbridge”, and “The Alexandra Hotel”
- Address: 27 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LY
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Constitution Arch.
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.
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 1,000 feet east of Alexandra Hotel.
Apsley House
Museum
Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Apsley House is the London townhouse of the Dukes of Wellington. It stands alone at Hyde Park Corner, on the south-east corner of Hyde Park, facing towards the large traffic roundabout in the centre of which stands the Wellington Arch. Apsley House is situated 930 feet northeast of Alexandra Hotel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belgravia and Knightsbridge.
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.
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.
Mayfair-Marylebone
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Mayfair and Marylebone are districts of central London. Together they cover a large area of western central London, encompassing the whole of Mayfair and Piccadilly to the south and the area from Oxford Street through Marylebone to Regent's Park and the border with St John's Wood to the north.
Alexandra Hotel
- Categories: hotel, building, and office
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50218° or 51° 30′ 8″ northLongitude
-0.15523° or 0° 9′ 19″ westLevels
6Open location code
9C3XGR2V+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 485843974OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q21585397
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