List of things named after Queen Elizabeth II
This is a list of places, buildings, roads and other things named for Queen Elizabeth II. It is divided by category, though each item's location is noted in the entry.
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Awards and commemorative emblems
- Australia:
- New South Wales: AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Randwick Racecourse, Sydney
- Victoria: Queen Elizabeth Stakes (VRC), Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
- Canada: Princess Elizabeth Stakes
- Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Sha Tin Racecourse, Sha Tin District
- Japan: Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup until 2012), Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
- New Zealand: Queen's Service Order
- United Kingdom: Elizabeth Cross
- United Kingdom: Queen's Awards for Enterprise
- United Kingdom: Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion
- United Kingdom: Queen's Award for Equestrianism
- United Kingdom: Queen's Award for Forestry
- United Kingdom: Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
- United Kingdom: Queen's Gallantry Medal (also bestowed on Commonwealth citizens)
- United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
- United Kingdom: The Queen's Medal for Music
- United States of America:
Geographic locations
- Australia:
- Australian Antarctic Territory: Princess Elizabeth Land
- Northern Territory: Princess Elizabeth Mine, an abandoned mine situated about 1260 km south-southeast of Darwin, Australia
- Norfolk Island: Queen Elizabeth Lookout, Kingston
- South Australia: City of Elizabeth
- Bahamas: Queen Elizabeth Sports Center, Nassau, Bahamas
- British Antarctic Territory: Queen Elizabeth Land
- Canada:
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth Ranges
- Alberta: Coronation Park, Edmonton
- British Columbia: Queen Elizabeth Ranges
- Manitoba: Queen Elizabeth II Gardens, Winnipeg
- New Brunswick: Coronation Park, Bathurst, New Brunswick
- Northwest Territories: Queen Elizabeth Islands
- Nova Scotia: Queen Elizabeth Park, Glace Bay
- Nunavut: Queen Elizabeth Islands
- Ontario: Golden Jubilee Greenway, Markham
- Ontario: Golden Jubilee Park, Haliburton
- Ontario: Golden Jubilee Park, Hamilton
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Gardens, Upper Canada Village, South Dundas
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Gardens, Jackson Park, Windsor
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Rose Garden, Grange Park, Toronto
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Rose Garden, Queen's Park, Toronto
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park
- Quebec: Parc Reine Elizabeth II, La Pocatière
- Quebec: Place Reine Elizabeth II, Trois-Rivières
- Saskatchewan: Queen Elizabeth Court, Regina
- Saskatchewan: Queen's Golden Jubilee Rose Garden, Moose Jaw
- Cayman Islands: Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, Grand Cayman Island
- France: Marché aux Fleurs Reine Elizabeth II, Paris
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth Park
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth Range, Ross Dependency
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth II Square, Auckland, New Zealand
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Port Elizabeth, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Singapore: Queenstown, Singapore
- Uganda: Queen Elizabeth National Park
- United Kingdom:
- England: Queen Elizabeth Country Park
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland
- England: Queen's Gardens, Croydon
- England: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, East London
- Scotland: Queen Elizabeth Forest Park Trossachs
- United States of America:
- California: Lake Elizabeth (Fremont, California) (unofficial) a man-made lake named when it and the surrounding Central Park were dedicated to then Fremont's sister city, Elizabeth, South Australia which, in turn, was named after Queen Elizabeth II, who visited the city in 1963.
- New York: Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden, New York City The Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Garden in Lower Manhattan’s Hanover Square commemorates the enduring friendship and unity between the British, the Commonwealth and the United States of America and its people.
- Zimbabwe: Princess Elizabeth Island, Zambezi River, Zimbabwe
Structures
Buildings
- Australia:
- Canada:
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium, Edmonton
- British Columbia: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver
- Manitoba: Queen Elizabeth II Music Building, Brandon University, Brandon
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto
- Quebec: Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal
- Saskatchewan: Queen Elizabeth Power Station, Regina
- Saskatchewan: Queen Elizabeth II Court, Regina
- Fiji: Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Nabua
- Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth Stadium
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
- New Zealand: QEII Army Memorial Museum, Waiouru
- Nigeria: Queen Elizabeth II Hall University of Ibadan, Ibadan
- Sierra Leone: Queen Elizabeth II Quay Freetown, Sierra Leone
- South Africa: Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Trinidad and Tobago: Princess Elizabeth Center, Woodbrook, Port of Spain
- United Kingdom:
- England: Elizabeth Tower, Palace of Westminster, London (formerly the Clock Tower housing Big Ben)
- England: Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, Liverpool
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
- England: Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London
- England: QEII Pier, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Dock, Eastham, Merseyside
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir, Molesey, Surrey
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Hall, Oldham
- England: Elizabeth Gate, the main entrance into Kew Gardens, London (formerly the Main Gate)
- Scotland: Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh
Hospitals and health
- Australia:
- New South Wales: Queen Elizabeth II Rehabilitation Centre, Camperdown, New South Wales
- South Australia: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide
- Queensland: Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Brisbane
- Western Australia: Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia
- Barbados: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown
- Canada:
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edmonton
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Grande Prairie
- Manitoba: Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Winnipeg
- Nova Scotia: Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth Wing, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Orillia
- Ontario: Toronto Rehabilitation Hospital - Queen Elizabeth Centre
- Prince Edward Island: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown
- Québec: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Montréal
- Guernsey: The Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey
- Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
- Malaysia: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu
- Malawi: Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre
- Mauritius: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Rodrigues Island
- Singapore: Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Orchard Road, Singapore
- United Kingdom:
- England: Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Exeter
- England: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City
- England: Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
Monuments
- Australia:
- Australian Capital Territory: Statue, Parliament House, Canberra
- Queensland: The only statue in the world of Queen Elizabeth II holding a handbag Spring Hill, Brisbane
- Canada:
- Manitoba: Statue, Government House, Winnipeg commemorating The Queen’s address to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba during its provincial centennial in 1970
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Rose Gardens at Upper Canada Village Heritage Park, Morrisburg
- Ontario: Statue, Parliament Hill, Ottawa
- Saskatchewan: Statue of Queen Elizabeth II on her horse Burmese at Saskatchewan Legislative Building, Regina
- United Kingdom:
- England: Equestrian statue, Windsor Great Park, Windsor
Roads, highways, and bridges
- Australia:
- New South Wales: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Armidale
- Norfolk Island: Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Norfolk Island
- Brazil:
- British Virgin Islands: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, between Beef Island and Tortola
- Brunei: Jalan Elizabeth Dua (Elizabeth II Street), Bandar Seri Begawan
- Canada:
- Alberta: Princess Elizabeth Avenue, Edmonton
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth II Highway, the portion of Alberta Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth Park Road, Edmonton
- Quebec: Rue Élisabeth-II, Quebec City
- Ethiopia: Queen Elizabeth II Street, Addis Ababa, to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1965
- Ghana: Elizabeth II Street, Prestea, Ocidental, Ghana
- Malaysia:
- Sabah Jalan Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth Street), Kota Kinabalu
- Perak: Jalan Queen (Queen's Street), Ipoh
- Mauritius: Queen Elizabeth II Avenue, Port Louis, Mauritius
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth II Drive, Christchurch
- Nigeria: Queen Elizabeth II Road, Ibadan
- Singapore: Queen Elizabeth II Walk, Singapore, to commemorate the Queen's coronation in 1953
- Sri Lanka: Queen Elizabeth II Street (Jaya Mawatha), Thambuththegama, to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1981
- United Kingdom:
- England: Golden Jubilee Bridge, London
- England: Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, A282 road, between Thurrock and Dartford
- England: Queen Elizabeth Road, Nuneaton, main boundary road for Camp Hill adjoining to Tuttle Hill and Bucks Hill
- England: Queen Elizabeth Bridge, A322 Windsor By-pass, Windsor
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge, Tyne and Wear Metro, between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead
- England: Queensway, Birmingham
- England: Queensway, Stevenage
- Northern Ireland: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Belfast
Former:
- Iran: Elizabeth Boulevard, Tehran, named to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1961, renamed Keshavarz (Farmers) Boulevard in 1979.[1][2]
Schools
- Australia Princess Elizabeth Junior School For Deaf Children Burwood, Victoria
- Canada:
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth High School, Calgary, Alberta
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth High School, Edmonton, Alberta
- British Columbia: Queen Elizabeth Secondary School Surrey, British Columbia
- Manitoba: Princess Elizabeth High School, Shilo, Manitoba
- New Brunswick: Princess Elizabeth School Saint John, New Brunswick
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II School, Sarnia,Ontario
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth School, Brantford, Ontario
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth School, London, Ontario
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth Senior Elementary School, Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth School Orangeville, Ontario
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth Public School, Welland, Ontario
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth Middle School, Mississauga, Ontario
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth Public School, Trenton, Ontario
- Quebec: École Primaire Princess Elizabeth, Ouest Magog, Québec
- Quebec: Princess Elizabeth High School, Magog, Quebec
- Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth School, Hong Kong
- Isle of Man: Queen Elizabeth II High School, Peel, Isle of Man
- Jamaica: The Queen's School, Kingston, Jamaica
- Malaysia:
- Mauritius: Queen Elizabeth College, Mauritius
- Mexico: Colégio Reina Elizabeth, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth College, Palmerston North,
- Nigeria: Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Ilorin
- Singapore: Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Singapore
- Trinidad and Tobago: Princess Elizabeth Special School, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom:
- England: Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire
- England: Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, West Sussex
- England: The Queen's Church of England School, Kew, Surrey
- Wales: Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen
- Zimbabwe: Queen Elizabeth Girls High School, Harare
Other
- Australia: Elizabeth Quay, Perth, Western Australia
- Canada: The Queen Elizabeth II Suite at the Fairmont le Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, Quebec
- Canada: The proposed Queen Elizabeth II Observatory on Mount Kobau in British Columbia. Later renamed the Mount Kobau National Observatory, and the 3.81 m main telescope was named in her honor.
- Dominican Republic: Queen Elizabeth Lounge, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic
- France: Esplanade Élisabeth II, Biarritz
- Sri Lanka: Queen Elizabeth Quay, Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1954
- United Kingdom: Coronation Capsule, one of the capsules on the London Eye, London
- United Kingdom: LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth, one of the LMS Princess Royal Class of steam locomotives
- United Kingdom: Class 91 91029 Queen Elizabeth II (former)
- Queen Elizabeth II rose, a pink floribunda rose developed in Coronation year and named after the Queen[3]
References
- ↑ Elliot, Jason. Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys Through Iran. Picador. p. 15.
- ↑ "Keshavarz Boulevard - Matchless Tehran Street". Iran Radio Culture. 4 Feb 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ "Floribunda Roses - Queen Elizabeth II". Grosvenor Garden Centre. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
See also
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