Queen Mary's Steps, Whitehall Palace

Queen Mary's Steps, Whitehall Palace (HM2A7E)

Location: London, England SW1A Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
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N 51° 30.276', W 0° 7.43'

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In 1691, Sir Christopher Wren designed for Queen Mary II
a terrace overlooking the Thames in front of the old river wall
of Whitehall Palace built by Henry VIII. This terrace projecting about 70 feet into the bed of the river, was about 280 feet long. As it involved the destruction of an earlier prior landing stage a curving flight of steps was made at each end to give access from the Royal Apartments to the State Barge.

In 1939 excavations for the new Government Building revealed the river wall of the Tudor Palace, the later terrace wall and the Northern flight of steps. The upper portion of the steps has been repaired and can be seen. A reconstructed terrace can be seen immediately to the left of the steps and a rebuilt section of the river wall behind and above the terrace.
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HM NumberHM2A7E
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Date Added Friday, August 10th, 2018 at 10:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 699603 N 5709863
Decimal Degrees51.50460000, -0.12383333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 51° 30.276', W 0° 7.43'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds51° 30' 16.56" N, 0° 7' 25.8" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Horse Guards Ave, London England SW1A, GB
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