Horse Guards

is really Horse Guards, London, Greater London

Real place, still recognisable

Horse Guards, London, Greater London
Horse Guards in Assassin's Creed Syndicate
In gameReal world

Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons

How close does the game get to the real place?

In the game

The Palladian building on Whitehall with its clock tower and archway, guarded by mounted soldiers.

The real place

Horse Guards was built in the 1750s to a design by William Kent and was long the headquarters of the British Army. Mounted sentries of the Household Cavalry still stand at the Whitehall entrance.

Visiting

The Household Cavalry Museum is inside. Horse Guards Parade behind the building is where Trooping the Colour takes place each June.

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