Waterloo Place (1913)

Waterloo Place was created at the end of the 1820s as the final piece of the triumphal way that connects Regent's Park with Pall Mall.

Construction of the triumphal way, which included Regent Street as its centrepiece, started in 1810 to a design by John Nash.

Carlton House, the residence of king George IV on Pall Mall, was a significant obstacle since the planned road ran straight through the mansion, but after the king died in 1830, Buckingham Palace became the main royal residence and Carlton House was demolished.

In its place came two similar buildings, the Carlton House Terraces, with between them a monumental flight of steps that lead from Pall Mall towards a new open space that was named Waterloo Place in memory of the 1815 Battle of Waterloo, where Napoleon was defeated.

Attribution: User unknown/public domain

Licence: Not known