The Mall - London, England, UK - Modern Olympic Venues on Waymarking.com

The official Olympic website (visit link) for this venue informs us:

"The Marathons are free events, but spectators can apply for tickets to some viewing areas. The same applies to the Race Walks and Road Cycling races." and these key facts:

"Key facts
Sport: Athletics (Marathon and Race Walk), Paralympic Athletics (Marathon), and Road Cycling (Road Race)
Location: The Mall lies in the heart of London, and runs from Buckingham Palace at its western end to Trafalgar Square at its eastern end.
New or existing: Existing, iconic location
Permanent or temporary: Permanent
Number of events: 11"

Wikipedia reports that the original plan was to start the Marathon at Tower Bridge but that decision was changed in October 2011:

"The route finally announced in October 2010 will start in The Mall, about 100 m from the Victoria Memorial and will have four laps, finishing half-way along The Mall. Much of the route will be within the narrow streets of the City of London passing a number of landmarks there including St Paul's Cathedral, The Guildhall and even passing through Leadenhall Market. The first lap will be 3.571 km in length and the other three will be 12.875 km in length."

Note that the Victoria Monument was under scaffolding when visited by the poster of this Waymark. (photo provided)

Olympic Games: London 1908 Olympic Games No 2: London Summer 1948 Olympic Games No 3: London 2012 Sport held at venue: Cycling Road Sport held at venue No 2: Athletics - Track events Additional sport(s) held at venue: Start and/or Finish: Start Web Address with Additional Details: [Web Link] Reference Supporting Olympic Use: Website Details of Reference Supporting Olympic Use: from official Olympic 2012 website and Wikipedia. Current Use: site is also used partially for the London Marathon. Parking Area: Not Listed

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