The Ministry of Defence building, Whitehall, is home to two great stone statues, 'Earth' and 'Water', as well as a number of memorials to various campaigns, armed forces and personnel.
'Earth' and 'Water' can be found above the northern entrance, on Horse Guards Avenue, and were designed by Sir Charles Wheeler. Each weighs 40 tonnes. If you are wondering where 'Air' and 'Fire' are... the money dried up during construction of the building, so they were never sculpted.
If you head into the Victoria Embankment Gardens, in the grounds of the Ministry of Defence, you will find a number of memorials dedicated to various campaigns, armed forces and personnel.
Each one is unique and tells its own story.
Chindit Memorial
Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial
Air Marshal The Viscount Trenchard Statue
Korean War Memorial
Fleet Air Arm Memorial
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Air Marshal The Viscount Portal Statue
Major General Charles G. Gordon Statue
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Field Marshal Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
Field Marshal William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
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