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Horse Guards Avenue
Street in the City of Westminster, London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horse Guards Avenue is a road in the City of Westminster, London, linking the major thoroughfares of Whitehall and Victoria Embankment, to the east of the Horse Guards building and parade area. The entrance of the Main Building of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), flanked by its monumental Earth and Water statues, opens onto the Avenue. A statue of a Gurkha soldier, unveiled in 1997, stands as a memorial in front of the Ministry of Defence.
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From | Whitehall and Victoria Embankment |
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To | Horse Guards building and parade area |
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For the road on the other side of the Horse Guards building, see Horse Guards Road.
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