Imperial War Museum London
The London home of a national museum founded in 1917 to record the British and imperial effort of the First World War. Its remit has since grown to cover every conflict involving British or Commonwealth forces since 1914, and a pair of naval guns stands outside its domed building.
- Where
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.4958, -0.1086
Get the Imperial War Museum London stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Imperial War Museum London. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near Imperial War Museum London
London Eye 1.1 km
A giant observation wheel on the South Bank, opened for the millennium and still the most visited paid attraction in Britain. Its glass capsules turn slowly enough to step into while moving, and from the top the Thames, Westminster and the City lie spread out below.
Palace of Westminster 1.1 km
The Gothic Revival riverside home of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which give it its everyday name. Its clock tower at the north end holds the bell called Big Ben, and the long Thames frontage is one of the most recognised views in London.
Big Ben 1.2 km
Strictly the nickname of the Great Bell inside the clock tower at the north end of the Palace of Westminster, though everyone uses it for the tower too. Once simply the Clock Tower, it was renamed the Elizabeth Tower in 2012 for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
Westminster Abbey 1.4 km
A Gothic abbey church where 40 English and British monarchs have been crowned since 1066 and 18 are buried. At least 16 royal weddings have been held under its vaulted nave, and its floors and chapels are crowded with the tombs and memorials of poets, scientists and statesmen.
Tate Britain 1.4 km
An art museum on Millbank by the Thames, founded by Sir Henry Tate and long known simply as the Tate Gallery. It holds British art from Tudor times onwards, with especially large holdings of J. M. W. Turner, who left his own collection to the nation.
Tate Modern 1.5 km
Britain's national gallery of international modern and contemporary art, set in the former Bankside Power Station on the South Bank. The old Turbine Hall makes a vast entrance and a space for giant installations, and the Millennium Bridge links it across the river to St Paul's.
Shakespeare's Globe 1.6 km
A reconstruction of the Elizabethan playhouse of 1599 for which Shakespeare wrote his plays, built near the original site on the South Bank and completed in 1997. Like the first, it is round, timber framed and open to the sky, with a yard where the audience stands.
Churchill War Rooms 1.6 km
An underground complex beneath Whitehall that housed a British government command centre through the Second World War, kept much as it was left. Part of the Imperial War Museum, it also holds a museum on the life of Winston Churchill.
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Questions
Where is Imperial War Museum London?
Imperial War Museum London is in London, England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are London Eye (1.1 km), Palace of Westminster (1.1 km), Big Ben (1.2 km).
How do I get the Imperial War Museum London stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Imperial War Museum London and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Imperial War Museum London before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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