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Victoria Tower Gardens is a public park along the north bank of the River Thames in London. As its name suggests, it is adjacent to the Victoria Tower, the south-western corner of the Palace of Westminster. The park, which extends southwards from the Palace to Lambeth Bridge, sandwiched between Millbank and the river, also forms part of the Thames Embankment. ==Features== The park features: *A cast of the sculpture ''The Burghers of Calais'' by Auguste Rodin, purchased by the British government in 1911 and positioned in the gardens in 1915. *A 1930 statue of the suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst by Arthur George Walker *The Buxton Memorial Fountain – originally constructed in Parliament Square, this was removed in 1940 and placed in its present position in 1957. It was commissioned by Charles Buxton MP to commemorate the abolition of slavery in 1834, dedicated to his father Thomas Fowell Buxton, and designed by Gothic architect Samuel Sanders Teulon (1812–1873) in 1865. * A stone wall with two modern-style goats with kids – situated at the southern end of the Gardens. * From 4 to 11 August 2014 the light installation "Spectra" by Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda was situated in the gardens to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War. File:London Buxton Memorial Fountain 2011.jpg|Buxton Memorial Fountain File:Emmeline Pankhurst statue Victoria Tower Gardens.jpg|Emmeline Pankhurst Memorial File:Burghers of Calais London 50593.jpg|Rodin: ''The Burghers of Calais'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Victoria Tower Gardens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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