Parliament Square et al of London !!!

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Of course, we walked all over London and use the underground and double decker buses to boot, all glorious as was able to come with the family and not just my business trips.  We enjoyed the trip here with the family, and now it brings lots of good memories for me. I have written many posts on the City before, but found me again older pictures not in my blog yet and they should be, Therefore, here is my take on the Parliament square et al of London !!! Hope you enjoy it as I

Parliament Square is located at the end of the Palace of Westminster in the City of Westminster in central London. Laid out in the 19C, it features a large open green area in the centre with trees to its west, and it contains twelve statues of statesmen and other notable individuals.The square is overlooked by various official buildings such as the churches Westminster Abbey and St Margaret’s, Westminster, the Middlesex Guildhall which is the seat of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Government Offices Great George Street serving HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs, and Portcullis House. Roads that branch off the Parliament Square are St Margaret Street (towards Millbank), Broad Sanctuary (towards Victoria Street), Great George Street (towards Birdcage Walk), Parliament Street (leading into Whitehall) and Bridge Street (leading onto Westminster Bridge). Parliament Square was laid out in 1868 in order to open up the space around the Palace of Westminster and improve traffic flow, and featured London’s first traffic signals.

london Parliament square St Margaret Church back Abraham Lincoln et George Canning statues jul10

The George Canning statue originally erected in New Palace Yard; in its current location since 1949. The features are based on the portrait bust of Canning by Sir Francis Chantrey,  George Canning was a British Tory statesman. He held various senior cabinet positions under numerous prime ministers, including two important terms as Foreign Secretary, finally becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the last 119 days of his life, from April to August 1827.

The Abraham Lincoln statue is a recasting of the statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago. This statue was unveiled by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, after being ceremonially presented by the American ambassador and accepted by Prime Minister David Lloyd George. Initially the statue was to be erected in 1914, but this was postponed. Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th  president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the United States through the American Civil War, defending the nation as a constitutional  union, defeating the insurgent Confederacy, abolishing slavery, expanding the power of the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.

The main monument you see in the picture is the St. Margaret’s Church, located within the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square. It is the parish church of the Palace of Westminster. It is dedicated to Marguerite of Antioch. Originally founded in the 12C by the Benedictine order so that the local population living around the abbey could pray individually, in a simpler and more personal parish church, the Saint Margaret’s Church was rebuilt from 1486 to 1523, It became the parish church of the Palace of Westminster in 1614, when the Puritans of the 17C, dissatisfied with the abbey considered too liturgical, chose to celebrate parliamentary services in the Church Saint-Margaret, supposed to be more appropriate. Since that time, the custom has persisted. The pastor of St. Margaret’s Church is a canon of Westminster Abbey.

The London tourist office on Parliament square: https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/28156610-parliament-square

The City of London on Parliament square garden : https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/city-halls-buildings-and-squares/parliament-square-garden

There you go folks, do come to Parliament square and see many nice architecture/history buildings surrounding it, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Parliament Square of London as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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