![]() Horse Guards Avenue from Whitehall | |
East end | Victoria Embankment |
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West end | Whitehall |
Horse Guards Avenue is a road in the City of Westminster, London, linking the major thoroughfares of Whitehall and Victoria Embankment, to the east of the Horse Guards building and parade area. The entrance to the Main Building of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), flanked by its monumental Earth and Water statues, opens onto Horse Guards Avenue. A statue of a Gurkha soldier, unveiled in 1997, stands as a memorial in front of the Ministry of Defence building.