Admiralty Arch
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Admiralty Arch is a historic landmark building in London, providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall, which extends to the southwest, and Trafalgar Square to the northeast. Commissioned by
Admiralty Arch seen from The Mall, June 2009
Latin inscription: ANNO DECIMO EDWARDI SEPTIMI REGIS / VICTORIÆ REGINÆ CIVES GRATISSIMI MDCCCCX (In the tenth year of King Edward VII / to Queen Victoria (from) most grateful citizens, 1910).
Thomas Brock's figure of Navigation
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Admiralty (United Kingdom)
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The Admiralty was a department of the Kingdom of Great Britain and from 1801 of the Government of the United Kingdom that was responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Historically, its titular h
Admiralty Arch
…now a Grade I listed building. Until 2011, the building housed government offices, including the residence of the First Sea Lord, and was used by the Admiralty. In 2012, the government sold the building on a 125-year lease for £60m for redevelopment into the Waldorf Astoria London - Admiralty Arch luxury hotel…
1808 illustration of the Board of Admiralty in Whitehall