Victoria Tower Gardens

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Victoria Tower Gardens, 2005, with the Buxton Memorial Fountain at the front and the Palace of Westminster in the background
Victoria Tower Gardens, 2005, with the Buxton Memorial Fountain at the front and the Palace of Westminster in the background

Victoria Tower Gardens is a public park along the north bank of the River Thames in London. As its name suggests, it is adjacent to the Victoria Tower, the south-western corner of the Palace of Westminster. The park, which extends southwards from the Palace to Lambeth Bridge, sandwiched between Millbank and the river, also forms part of the Thames Embankment.

[edit] History

It was created during the 1870s by Joseph Bazalgette, and was part of a project for the Metropolitan Board of Works to provide London with a modern sewerage system.

The park features:

[edit] Transport

The nearest London Underground stations are Westminster and Pimlico.


Parks and open spaces in London

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