Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea. It is the main thoroughfare running
Whitehall pictured in 2012, with The Cenotaph (distant) and Monument to the Women of World War II in the middle of the carriageway, and the Elizabeth Tower housing Big Ben in the background.
Whitehall, looking south in 1740: Inigo Jones' Banqueting House (1622) on the left, William Kent's Treasury buildings (1733–37) on the right, the Holbein Gate (1532, demolished 1759) at centre.
People gathered in Whitehall to hear Winston Churchill's victory speech, 8 May 1945
View of the Horse Guards Building from Whitehall, showing the three arches that link it to Horse Guards Parade
Horse Guards is a historic building in the City of Westminster, London, between Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade. It was built in the mid-18th century, replacing an earlier building, as a barracks an
Whitehall
…recognised as the centre of the Government of the United Kingdom and is lined with numerous departments and ministries, including the Ministry of Defence, Horse Guards, the Cabinet Office, and much of the Foreign Office. Consequently, the name "Whitehall" is used as a metonym for the British civil service and government…
Horse Guards viewed across Horse Guards Parade with the London Eye Ferris wheel in the background.
Old Horse Guards from St James's Park in 1749; painting by Canaletto.
His Last Return from Duty by James William Glass, depicting the Duke of Wellington leaving Horse Guards for the last time in 1852.
Horse Guards Clock, dating from 1756