Kilometre zero, also known as zero mile marker or zero milepost, is a particular location from which traveled distances are traditionally measured, as in distance markers. Historically, they were mark
Kilometre zero, Buenos Aires
The Mile 0 point for the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek
Kilometre Zero at Plaza de Armas, Santiago
The kilometre zero point for highways, Beijing
Charing Cross is a junction in Westminster, London, England, where six routes meet. Since the early 19th century, Charing Cross has been the notional "centre of London" and became the point from which
Kilometre zero
…and in 1975 a reconstructed milestone was placed in front of the Spittelkolonnaden at Marion-Gräfin-Dönhoff-Platz. (Coordinates: .) In the centre of Charing Cross in London, there is a plaque bearing the inscription: On the site now occupied by the statue of King Charles I was erected the original Queen Eleanor's…
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The old Eleanor cross at Charing, c. 1293 to 1643
Frontage onto Strand/Charing Cross of Northumberland House in 1752 by Canaletto. The statue of Charles I is at the right of the painting. At the left is the Golden Cross Inn, with signboard outside.
The Victorian replacement of the original Eleanor Cross 200 metres (200 yards) away, along the Strand in front of Charing Cross Station/Hotel. The area derives its name from the original monument destroyed by Parliament in the 1600s; the memorial replacement dates from the 1800s.