London Horse Guard Parade Ground Venue For Olympic Beach Volleyball

at , London , SW1A 2 United Kingdom

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<p><b>Horse Guards</b> is a large <a href="/pages/w/111227032232127">grade I listed</a> building in the <a href="/pages/w/167874179946093">Palladian</a> style between <a href="/pages/w/109319079087211">Whitehall</a> and <a href="/pages/w/133334376706268">Horse Guards Parade</a> in <a href="/pages/w/104209366281077">London</a>. The first Horse Guards building was built on the site of the former <a href="/pages/w/129744963733667">tiltyard</a> of <a href="/pages/w/110555125639594">Westminster Palace</a> in 1664. It was demolished in 1749 and was replaced by the current building which was built between 1751 and 1753 by <a href="/pages/w/124421967646640">John Vardy</a> to a design by <a href="/pages/w/138676976160894">William Kent</a>. <a href="/pages/w/115900711791486">Horse Guards Road</a> runs north-south on the western boundary of the parade ground, while <a href="/pages/w/138577599500303">Horse Guards Avenue</a> runs east from Whitehall on other side of the building, to <a href="/pages/w/132406393465042">Victoria Embankment</a>.</p><p>The building served as the offices of the <a href="/pages/w/138031652883546">Commander-in-Chief of the Forces</a> until 1904 when the post was abolished and replaced by the <a href="/pages/w/126746547368236">Chief of the General Staff</a>. The Chief of the General staff moved to the <a href="/pages/w/112923075423645">Old War Office Building</a> in 1906 and Horse Guards subsequently became the headquarters of two major Army commands: the <a href="/pages/w/108480512510168">London District</a> and the <a href="/pages/w/109446852406618">Household Cavalry</a>. The building is the formal entrance to <a href="/pages/w/132056166832389">St James's Palace</a> via <a href="/pages/w/107850899237815">St. James's Park</a> (though this is now entirely symbolic). Only the <a href="/pages/w/103970122974070">monarch</a> is allowed to drive through its central archway, or those given a pass (formerly made of <a href="/pages/w/109491142410634">ivory</a>).</p>

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London Horse Guard Parade Ground Venue For Olympic Beach Volleyball is London based place and this enity listed in Local Business category. SW1A 2.