Grosvenor Square
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Grosvenor Square is a large garden square in the Mayfair district of Westminster, Greater London. It is the centrepiece of the Mayfair property of the Duke of Westminster, and takes its name from the duke's surname "Grosvenor". It was developed for fashionable residences in the 18th century. In the 20th it had an American and Canadian diplomatic presence, and currently is mixed use, commercial.
The central garden in Grosvenor Square, now a public park (pictured November 2008)
The north side of Grosvenor Square in the 18th or early 19th century. The three houses at the far left form a unified group, but the others on this side are individually designed. Most later London squares would be more uniform.
Macdonald House, which has since been demolished, was used as the U.S. Embassy from 1938 to 1960, and then by the High Commission of Canada from 1961 to 2014
The former Eero Saarinen designed American embassy building (1960–2018) on the western side of Grosvenor Square is now a hotel
Mayfair
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Mayfair is an area in London, England and is located in the City of Westminster. It is in Central London and part of the West End. It is between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane and one of the most expensive districts in the world.
The Biltmore Mayfair overlooking Grosvenor Square
Grosvenor Square is the centrepiece of Mayfair, and named after the family name of the Dukes of Westminster.
Statue of William Pitt the Younger in Hanover Square
Looking towards St George Hanover Square from St George Street, 1787