Admiralty Arch

Admiralty Arch is a large office building in London which incorporates an archway providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall, which extends to the southwest, and Trafalgar Square to its northeast. It was designed by Sir Aston Webb. It adjoins the Old Admiralty Building, hence the name.

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London - Pedestrian - The Mall - Trafalgar Square - Aston Webb - Old Admiralty Building

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The building was commissioned by King Edward VII in memory of his mother Queen Victoria, although he did not live to see its completion. A Latin inscription along the top reads "ANNO DECIMO EDWARDI SEPTIMI REGIS VICTORIÆ REGINÆ CIVES GRATISSIMI MDCCCCX" which means "In the tenth year of King Edward VII, to Queen Victoria, from most grateful citizens, 1910."

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King Edward VII - Queen Victoria

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Admiralty Arch is a Grade I listed building. http://www.mjncolston.co.uk/Projects/Admiralty_Arch.html http://www.talkingcities.co.uk/london_pages/sights_alpha1.htm

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In 2000, the Cabinet Office moved into offices in the building, while maintaining its headquarters on Whitehall. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmpubadm/82/8120815.htm

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2000 - Cabinet Office - Whitehall

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