Royal PAWN...................in Arlington...........23rd street....a chess analogy?? And a pawn is like a puppet......someone you control.......Nathan R....."I don't care what puppet sits on the throne of England...."


The Mall was envisioned as a ceremonial route in the early 20th century, matching the creation of similar ceremonial routes in other cities such as Berlin, Mexico City, Oslo, Paris, Saint Petersburg, Vienna and Washington, D.C. These routes were intended to be used for major national ceremonies. As part of the development – designed by Aston Webb – a new façade was constructed for Buckingham Palace, and the Victoria Memorial was erected.