Презентация "Парк Святого Джеймса"

St James park

 Every year millions of Londoners and tourists visit St James's Park, the oldest of the capital's eight Royal Parks.  St James's Park has been at the centre of the country's royal and ceremonial life for more than four hundred years. Royal ambitions and national events have shaped many of the features in the park.

Buckingham Palace Flower Beds

The Buckingham Palace flower beds, also known as the Memorial Gardens, were created in 1901 as part of Sir Aston Webb's overall design for a memorial to Queen Victoria after her death that year.

The Blue Bridge

The Blue Bridge offers spectacular views across St James's Park Lake to Buckingham Palace to the west and Horse Guards Parade, Big Ben and the London Eye towards the east.

The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk

The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk is a seven-mile-long walk, charted by 90 plaques set in the ground, that takes you within sight of famous buildings and locations associated with the Princess during her life.

The Tiffany Fountain

Centre stage in St James's Park Lake and leaping against the magnificent backdrop of Buckingham Palace, Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade, is a stunning 20ft water plume called the Tiffany Fountain.

The Queen Victoria Memorial

The Queen Victoria Memorial commemorates the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 and is located at the front of Buckingham Palace.

Guard's Memorial

Installed in memory of Guardsmen who died in World War I, the Guard’s Memorial was unveiled in 1926 by the Duke of Connaught, the uncle of King George V. After World War II an inscription was added to remember those who died between 1939 and 1945.

Admiralty Arch

Admiralty Arch, commissioned by King Edward VII as a memorial to his mother Queen Victoria, stands at the north east end of The Mall linking to Trafalgar Square.

Captain Cook Statue

This bronze statue, situated next to Admiralty Arch, commemorates the explorer and navigator, Captain James Cook (1728-79).