Ministry of Defence in Horse Guards Avenue
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Ministry of Defence in Horse Guards Avenue
Ministry of Defence in Horse Guards Avenue
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SC_PHL_01_484_68_7997 (Collage 133572)
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London Metropolitan Archives: LCC Photograph Library
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Ministry of Defence in Horse Guards Avenue, Westminster. The northern tetrastyle portico entrance to the Ministry of Defence is flanked by two large statues, Earth and Water, by the sculptor Sir Charles Wheeler. Similar figures representing Air and Fire were intended to be installed at the south end of the building, but were never constructed. People are waiting at a bus stop and walking on the pavement. Parked cars are at the kerbside. The neoclassical main building of The Ministry of Defence, built between 1938 and 1959, is Grade I listed; list enry number 1278223.
Ministry of Defence in Horse Guards Avenue, Westminster. The northern tetrastyle portico entrance to the Ministry of Defence is flanked by two large statues, Earth and Water, by the sculptor Sir Charles Wheeler. Similar figures representing Air and Fire were intended to be installed at the south end of the building, but were never constructed. People are waiting at a bus stop and walking on the pavement. Parked cars are at the kerbside. The neoclassical main building of The Ministry of Defence, built between 1938 and 1959, is Grade I listed; list enry number 1278223.
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