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| Looking west towards Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. |
The Mall has to be one of the most popular places for tourists to visit, in London, and is open to both pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
Whether it is to see Buckingham Palace, Admiralty Arch, Horse Guards, St James's Palace or either of the two parks, Green and St James's, it is always busy.
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| A gun salute in Green Park. |
Then there are the events that take place along its length, such as Changing the Guard, Royal processions including coronations, state openings of Parliament and state visits.
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| Changing the Guard always draws the crowds. |
Although vehicles are allowed to travel down it, scheduled bus routes are forbidden, unless permission is given by the monarch. This has only been granted twice and occurred in 1927 and 1950.
