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___MASK93___ is the capital and ___MASK55___ populous city ___MASK15___ England and the United Kingdom , as well as the ___MASK55___ populous city proper in the ___MASK94___ . Standing on the River Thames in the south east ___MASK15___ the island ___MASK15___ Great Britain , ___MASK93___ has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". ___MASK93___ ' s ancient core , the City ___MASK15___ ___MASK93___ , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " ___MASK93___ " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , ___MASK45___ , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater ___MASK93___ , governed by the Mayor ___MASK15___ ___MASK93___ and the ___MASK93___ Assembly . Relief , formerly known as Panorama , is a public affairs newsmagazine series in ___MASK96___ , airing nightly in Ontario on TFO , the Franco - Ontarian public television network . ___MASK70___ stone is a limestone from the Tithonian stage ___MASK15___ the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle ___MASK15___ ___MASK70___ , Dorset . The quarries consist ___MASK15___ beds ___MASK15___ white - grey limestone separated by chert beds . It has been used extensively as a building stone throughout the British Isles , notably in major public buildings in London such as St Paul ' s Cathedral and Buckingham Palace . It is also exported to many countries  ___MASK70___ stone is used in the United Nations headquarters building in New York City , for example . The Australian War Memorial in ___MASK93___ is a memorial dedicated in 2003 to the 102 , 000 Australian dead ___MASK15___ the First and Second World Wars . It is located on the southernmost corner ___MASK15___ Hyde Park Corner , on the traffic island that also houses the Wellington Arch , the New Zealand War Memorial , the Machine Gun Corps Memorial and the Royal Artillery Memorial . ___MASK61___ is a residential and retail ___MASK1___ in West London , south ___MASK15___ Hyde Park . It is identified in the London Plan as one ___MASK15___ two international retail centres in London , alongside the West End . A quadriga ( Latin " quadri -", four , and " iugum ", yoke ) is a car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast ( the ___MASK59___ ' s equivalent ___MASK15___ Ancient Greek tethrippon ). It was raced in the Ancient Olympic Games and other contests . It is represented in profile as the chariot ___MASK15___ gods and heroes on Greek vases and in bas - relief . The quadriga was adopted in ancient Roman chariot racing . Quadrigas were emblems ___MASK15___ triumph ; Victory and Fame often are depicted as the triumphant woman driving it . In classical mythology , the quadriga is the chariot ___MASK15___ the gods ; Apollo was depicted driving his quadriga across the heavens , delivering daylight and dispersing the night . ___MASK6___ Arch , also known as Constitution Arch or ( originally ) the Green Park Arch , is a triumphal arch located to the south ___MASK15___ Hyde Park in central London and at the western corner ___MASK15___ Green Park ( although it is now isolated on a traffic island ). Built nearby between 1826 and 1830 to a design by Decimus Burton , it was moved to its present position in 1882  83 . It once supported an equestrian statue ___MASK15___ the 1st Duke ___MASK15___ ___MASK6___ ; the original intention ___MASK15___ having it topped with sculpture ___MASK15___ a " quadriga " or ancient four - horse chariot was not realised until 1912 . The Machine Gun Corps Memorial , also known as The Boy David , is a memorial to the casualties ___MASK15___ the Machine Gun Corps in the First World War . It is located on the north side ___MASK15___ the traffic island at Hyde Park Corner in London , near the Wellington Arch , an Equestrian statue ___MASK15___ the Duke ___MASK15___ Wellington , the Royal Artillery Memorial , the New Zealand War Memorial , and the Australian War Memorial . The Royal Artillery Memorial is a stone memorial at ___MASK11___ Corner in London , dedicated to casualties in the Royal Regiment ___MASK15___ Artillery in the First World War . The memorial was designed by Charles Jagger and Lionel Pearson , and features a giant sculpture ___MASK15___ a BL 9 . 2 - inch Mk I howitzer upon a large plinth ___MASK15___ Portland stone , with stone reliefs depicting scenes from the conflict . Four bronze figures ___MASK15___ artillery men are positioned around the outside ___MASK15___ the memorial . The memorial is famous for its realist contrast with other First World War memorials , such as the Cenotaph designed by Edwin Lutyens , and attracted much public debate during the 20th century . The Green Park , usually known without the article simply as Green Park , is one ___MASK15___ the Royal Parks ___MASK15___ London . It is located in the ___MASK65___ , central London . A cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour ___MASK15___ a person or group ___MASK15___ people whose remains are elsewhere . It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere . Although the vast majority ___MASK15___ cenotaphs honour individuals , many noted cenotaphs are instead dedicated to the memories ___MASK15___ groups ___MASK15___ individuals , such as the lost soldiers ___MASK15___ a country or ___MASK15___ an empire . In architecture , a plinth ( from French " plinthe ," from Latin " plinthus ," from Greek  " plinthos ,"  brick ) is the base or platform upon which a column , pedestal , statue , monument or structure rests . Gottfried Semper ' s " The Four Elements ___MASK15___ Architecture " ( 1851 ) posited that the plinth , the hearth , the roof , and the wall make up all ___MASK15___ architectural theory . The plinth usually rests directly on the ground or stylobate . According to Semper , the plinth exists to negotiate between a structure and the ground . Semper ' s theory has been influential in the development ___MASK15___ architecture . Decimus Burton ( 30 September 1800  14 December 1881 ) was one ___MASK15___ the foremost English architects ___MASK15___ the 19th century . He was a leading exponent ___MASK15___ the Greek revival , Georgian and Regency styles . Grosvenor Place is a ___MASK73___ in ___MASK93___ , running from ___MASK11___ Corner down the west side ___MASK15___ Buckingham Palace gardens , and joining lower Grosvenor Place where there are some cafes and restaurants Like Cafe Nouf Lebanese restaurant , it also joins Grosvenor Gardens , which links it to Victoria railway station . At No . 17 is the embassy ___MASK15___ the Republic ___MASK15___ Ireland . The Machine Gun Corps ( MGC ) was a corps ___MASK15___ the British Army , formed in October 1915 in response to the need for more effective use ___MASK15___ machine guns on the Western Front in the First World War . The Heavy Branch ___MASK15___ the MGC was the first to use tanks in combat and was subsequently turned into the Tank Corps , later called the Royal Tank Regiment . The MGC remained in existence after the war until it was disbanded in 1922 . ___MASK52___ is a road in the ___MASK65___ , London to the south of Mayfair , between Hyde Park Corner in the west and ___MASK52___ Circus in the east . It is part of the A4 road that connects central London to Hammersmith , Earl ' s Court , Heathrow Airport and the M4 motorway westward . St James ' s is to the south of the eastern section , while the western section is built up only on the northern side . At just under in length , ___MASK52___ is one of the widest and straightest streets in central London . A triumphal arch is a monumental structure in the shape ___MASK15___ an archway with one or more arched passageways , often designed to span a road . In its simplest form a triumphal arch consists ___MASK15___ two massive piers connected by an arch , crowned with a flat entablature or attic on which a statue might be mounted or which bears commemorative inscriptions . The main structure is often decorated with carvings , sculpted reliefs , and dedications . More elaborate triumphal arches may have multiple archways . Artillery is a class ___MASK15___ large military weapons built to fire munitions far beyond the range and power ___MASK15___ infantry ' s small arms . Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach fortifications , and led to heavy , fairly immobile siege engines . As technology improved , lighter , more mobile field artillery developed for battlefield use . This development continues today ; modern self - propelled artillery vehicles are highly mobile weapons ___MASK15___ great versatility providing the largest share ___MASK15___ an army ' s total firepower . David (" Dawid "; ) was , according to the Hebrew Bible , the second ___MASK77___ ___MASK15___ the United Kingdom ___MASK15___ Israel and Judah , reigning in  970 BCE . Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens , ( 29 March 1869  1 January 1944 ) was a British architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements ___MASK15___ his era . He designed many English country houses , war memorials and public buildings . He has been referred to as " the greatest British architect ___MASK15___ the twentieth ( or ___MASK15___ any other ) century ." Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily ___MASK15___ copper , commonly with about 12 % tin and often with the addition ___MASK15___ other metals ( such as aluminium , manganese , nickel or zinc ) and sometimes non - metals or metalloids such as arsenic , phosphorus or silicon . These additions produce a range ___MASK15___ alloys that may be harder than copper alone , or have other useful properties , such as stiffness , ductility , or machinability . ___MASK11___ Corner is an area in London located around a major ___MASK3___ junction at the southeastern corner ___MASK15___ ___MASK11___ . Six streets converge at the junction : Park Lane ( from the north ), ___MASK52___ ( northeast ), Constitution Hill ( southeast ), Grosvenor Place ( south ), Grosvenor Crescent ( southwest ) and Knightsbridge ( west ).