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Admiralty Arch is a large office building in London which incorporates an archway providing road and Pedestrian access between The Mall , which extends to the southwest, and Trafalgar Square to the northeast. It was designed by Sir Aston Webb . It adjoins the Old Admiralty Building , hence the name. The building was commissioned by King Edward VII in memory of his mother Queen Victoria , although he did not live to see its completion. A Latin inscription along the top reads: : ANNO : DECIMO : EDWARDI : SEPTIMI : REGIS : : VICTORIÆ : REGINÆ : CIVES : GRATISSIMI : MDCCCCX : (''In the tenth year of King Edward VII, to Queen Victoria, from most grateful citizens, 1910'') Admiralty Arch is a Grade I Listed Building . [http://www.talkingcities.co.uk/london_pages/sights_alpha1.htm In 2000 , the Cabinet Office moved into offices in the building, while maintaining its headquarters on Whitehall . It is also home to the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit . {Link without Title} |
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