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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 and stables for the Household Cavalry .
The parade ground is open on the west side, where it faces Horse Guards Road and St James's Park. It is enclosed to the north by the Admiralty Citadel and the Admiralty Extension building, to the east by Admiralty House, William Kent's Horse Guards and the rear of Dover House (home of the Scotland Office), and to the south by Kent's Treasury building (now used by the Cabinet Office), garden ...
Horse Guards (building), a building in Whitehall, London, formerly the headquarters of the British Army Horse Guards Parade, the parade ground behind the building where the Trooping the Colour ceremony is held annually; Horse Guards Road, the road between the parade ground and St. James's Park
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.
The northern tetrastyle portico entrance to the building, on Horse Guards Avenue, is flanked by two large statues, Earth and Water, by the sculptor Sir Charles Wheeler. The figures weigh 40 tonnes each and cost £12,600.
The Admiralty Citadel in 2008. The Admiralty Citadel, London's most visible military citadel, is located just behind the Admiralty building on Horse Guards Parade.It was constructed in 1939 by the Ministry of Works with the architect W. A. Forsyth as a consultant. [17]
What Will Happen During the 2024 Trooping the Colour? Kicking off at Buckingham Palace, the parade will make its way to Horse Guards Parade, the ceremonial parade ground in St. James's Park where ...
The Horse Guards building, completed in 1759, originally housed barracks and government offices. Adjacent to the Horse Guards building is a large courtyard, Horse Guards Parade, [3] where the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony is held in the presence of the reigning monarch. His Majesty's Treasury is located in the New Government Offices at 1 ...