Admiralty Arch

Just a few meters from Clarence House & James’s Palace lies The Mall, the famous tree-lined royal-road connecting Trafalgar Square to the Buckingham Palace, with Admiralty Arch, at its western end.  The 1 km long-road of the Mall, laid out like a giant carpet, is London’s primary ceremonial road, used for royal processions & national celebrations.

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Admiralty Arch is an elegant building of special architectural value, commissioned by King Edward VII in the beginning of the 20th century in the memory of his mother Queen Victoria serves as the ceremonial entrance from the crowded Trafalgar Square to the more distinguished area of the royal palace.  Named after the nearby Royal Navy Headquarters, it was initially used as the offices and residences for the Sea Lords, high ranking officers of the Royal Navy. Recently the property was sold & is to be transformed into a luxury hotel.

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