British and American Culture - The Mall

The Mall in London is the road running from Buckingham Palace (at its western end) to Admiralty Arch - a large office building - and on to Trafalgar Square (at its eastern end). It is closed to traffic on Sundays and public holidays, and on ceremonial occasions. The Queen Victoria Memorial (2) - is a sculture placed at the centre of Queen's Gardens in front of Buckingham Palace - it is immediately before the gates of it. Running off the Mall at its eastern end is the Horse Guards Parade (3), where the ceremony of Trooping The Colour occurs.The Mall was created as a ceremonial route in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, matching the creation of similar ceremonial routes in other cities, such as Washington, D.C., Paris, Berlin, Mexico City, Vienna, St. Petersburg and Oslo. These routes were intended to be used for major national ceremonies in the era of the nation state.During state visits the Mall is decorated with union flags and the flags of the visiting head of state's country.

Research by Inês Salsinha