List of things named after Queen Elizabeth II
This is a list of places, buildings, roads and other things named for Queen Elizabeth II. It is divided by category, though each item's location is noted in the entry.
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Awards and commemorative emblems
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Australia:
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Canada: Princess Elizabeth Stakes -
Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Sha Tin Racecourse, Sha Tin District -
Japan: Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup until 2012), Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto -
New Zealand: Queen's Service Order -
United Kingdom: Elizabeth Cross - United Kingdom: Queen's Awards for Enterprise
- United Kingdom: Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion
- United Kingdom: Queen's Award for Equestrianism
- United Kingdom: Queen's Award for Forestry
- United Kingdom: Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
- United Kingdom: Queen's Gallantry Medal (also bestowed on Commonwealth citizens)
- United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
- United Kingdom: The Queen's Medal for Music
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United States of America:
Geographic locations
The Queen Elizabeth Ranges in the Canadian Rockies
View of Queen Elizabeth Park, north of Wellington, New Zealand
- Australia:
- Australian Antarctic Territory: Princess Elizabeth Land
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Northern Territory: Princess Elizabeth Mine, an abandoned mine situated about 1260 km south-southeast of Darwin -
Norfolk Island: Queen Elizabeth Lookout, Kingston -
South Australia: City of Elizabeth
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Bahamas: Queen Elizabeth Sports Center, Nassau, Bahamas -
Belize: Queen Elizabeth II Park, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize -
British Antarctic Territory: Queen Elizabeth Land - Canada:
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Alberta: Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park - Alberta: Queen Elizabeth Ranges
- Alberta: Coronation Park, Edmonton
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British Columbia: Queen Elizabeth Ranges -
Manitoba: Queen Elizabeth II Gardens, Winnipeg -
New Brunswick: Coronation Park, Bathurst, New Brunswick - New Brunswick: Queen Elizabeth II Park, Miramichi, New Brunswick
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Northwest Territories: Queen Elizabeth Islands -
Nova Scotia: Queen Elizabeth Park, Glace Bay -
Nunavut: Queen Elizabeth Islands -
Ontario: Golden Jubilee Greenway, Markham - Ontario: Golden Jubilee Park, Haliburton
- Ontario: Golden Jubilee Park, Hamilton
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Gardens, Upper Canada Village, South Dundas
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Gardens, Jackson Park, Windsor
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Rose Garden, Grange Park, Toronto
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Rose Garden, Queen's Park, Toronto
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park
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Quebec: Parc Reine Elizabeth II, La Pocatière - Quebec: Place Reine Elizabeth II, Trois-Rivières
- Quebec: Rue Élisabeth-II (Elizabeth II street) in Quebec City.
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Saskatchewan: Queen Elizabeth Court, Regina - Saskatchewan: Queen's Golden Jubilee Rose Garden, Moose Jaw
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Cayman Islands: Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, Grand Cayman Island -
Chile: Villa Reina Isabel II - Macul, Santiago, Santiago Province, Chile -
France: Marché aux fleurs Reine-Elizabeth-II, Paris - New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth Park
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth Range, Ross Dependency
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth II Square, Auckland, New Zealand
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Port Elizabeth, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
Singapore: Queenstown, Singapore -
Solomon Islands: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Honiara The park was established on the occasion of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 -
Uganda: Queen Elizabeth National Park - United Kingdom:
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England: Queen Elizabeth Country Park - England: Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland
- England: Queen's Gardens, Croydon
- England: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, East London
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Scotland: Queen Elizabeth Forest Park Trossachs
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- United States of America:
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California: Lake Elizabeth (Fremont, California) (unofficial) a man-made lake named when it and the surrounding Central Park were dedicated to then Fremont's sister city, Elizabeth, South Australia which, in turn, was named after Queen Elizabeth II, who visited the city in 1963. -
New York: Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden, New York City The Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Garden in Lower Manhattan’s Hanover Square commemorates the enduring friendship and unity between the British, the Commonwealth and the United States of America and its people.
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Zimbabwe: Princess Elizabeth Island, Zambezi River, Zimbabwe
Structures
Buildings
Elizabeth Gate, an entrance into Kew Gardens.
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- Canada:
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium, Edmonton
- British Columbia: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver
- Manitoba: Queen Elizabeth II Music Building, Brandon University, Brandon
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Newfoundland and Labrador: Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland - Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth Public School, Orangeville, ON
- Quebec: Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal
- Saskatchewan: Queen Elizabeth Power Station, Regina
- Saskatchewan: Queen Elizabeth II Court, Regina
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Fiji: Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Nabua - Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth Stadium
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
- New Zealand: QEII Army Memorial Museum, Waiouru
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Nigeria: Queen Elizabeth II Hall University of Ibadan, Ibadan -
Sierra Leone: Queen Elizabeth II Quay Freetown, Sierra Leone -
South Africa: Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa -
Trinidad and Tobago: Princess Elizabeth Center, Woodbrook, Port of Spain - United Kingdom:
- England: Elizabeth Tower, Palace of Westminster, London (formerly the Clock Tower housing Big Ben)
- England: The Queen's Terminal, London Heathrow (also known as Terminal 2)
- England: Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, Liverpool
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
- England: Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London
- England: QEII Pier, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Dock, Eastham, Merseyside
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir, Molesey, Surrey
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Hall, Oldham
- England: Elizabeth Gate, the main entrance into Kew Gardens, London (formerly the Main Gate)
- England: The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre, Leicester[1]
- England: The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Pavilion café, Queens Park, Bolton
- Scotland: Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh
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Hospitals and health
- Australia:
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New South Wales: Queen Elizabeth II Rehabilitation Centre, Camperdown, New South Wales - South Australia: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide
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Queensland: Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Brisbane -
Western Australia: Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia
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Barbados: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown - Canada:
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edmonton
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Grande Prairie
- Manitoba: Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Winnipeg
- Nova Scotia: Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth Wing, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Orillia
- Ontario: Toronto Rehabilitation Hospital - Queen Elizabeth Centre
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Prince Edward Island: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown - Québec: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Montréal
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- Chile: Centro de Salud Familiar Reina Isabel II, Valparaíso, Chile
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Guernsey: The Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey - Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
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Malaysia: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu -
Malawi: Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre -
Mauritius: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Rodrigues Island - Singapore: Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Orchard Road, Singapore
- United Kingdom:
- England: Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Exeter
- England: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City
- England: Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
- Scotland: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
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Monuments
Equestrian statue of the Queen on the grounds of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building.
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Australian Capital Territory: Statue, Parliament House, Canberra - Queensland: The only statue in the world of Queen Elizabeth II holding a handbag Spring Hill, Brisbane
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- Canada:
- Manitoba: Statue, Government House, Winnipeg commemorating The Queen’s address to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba during its provincial centennial in 1970
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Rose Gardens at Upper Canada Village Heritage Park, Morrisburg
- Ontario: Statue, Parliament Hill, Ottawa
- Saskatchewan: Statue of Queen Elizabeth II on her horse Burmese at Saskatchewan Legislative Building, Regina
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- United Kingdom:
- England: Equestrian statue, Windsor Great Park, Windsor
- England: Statue of Queen Elizabeth II in Garter Robes, Runnymede, Surrey, to mark the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta
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Roads, highways, and bridges
- Australia:
- New South Wales: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Armidale
- Norfolk Island: Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Norfolk Island
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- Bahamas: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands
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Brazil:
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British Virgin Islands: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, between Beef Island and Tortola -
Brunei: Jalan Elizabeth Dua (Elizabeth II Street), Bandar Seri Begawan - Canada:
- Alberta: Princess Elizabeth Avenue, Edmonton
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth II Highway, the portion of Alberta Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth Park Road, Edmonton
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth Way, Toronto to Niagara Falls
- Quebec: Rue Élisabeth-II, Quebec City
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- Cayman Islands Queens Highway, East End, Grand Cayman Islands
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Ethiopia: Queen Elizabeth II Street, Addis Ababa, to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1965 -
Ghana: Elizabeth II Street, Prestea, Ocidental, Ghana - Malaysia:
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Sabah Jalan Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth Street), Kota Kinabalu -
Perak: Jalan Queen (Queen's Street), Ipoh
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- Mauritius: Queen Elizabeth II Avenue, Port Louis, Mauritius
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Mexico: Calle Reina Isabel II (Queen Elizabeth II Street), Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico - New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth II Drive, Christchurch
- Nigeria: Queen Elizabeth II Road, Ibadan
- Singapore: Queen Elizabeth II Walk, Singapore, to commemorate the Queen's coronation in 1953
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Sri Lanka: Queen Elizabeth II Street (Jaya Mawatha), Thambuththegama, to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1981 - United Kingdom:
- England: Golden Jubilee Bridge, London
- England: Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, A282 road, between Thurrock and Dartford
- England: Queen Elizabeth Road, Nuneaton, main boundary road for Camp Hill adjoining to Tuttle Hill and Bucks Hill
- England: Queen Elizabeth Bridge, A322 Windsor By-pass, Windsor
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge, Tyne and Wear Metro, between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead
- England: Queensway, Birmingham
- England: Queensway, Stevenage
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Northern Ireland: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Belfast - Northern Ireland: Queen Elizabeth Bridge, Enniskillen, built in 1954, across the River Erne
- Northern Ireland: Queen Elizabeth Road, Enniskillen, road which crosses the above bridge and runs alongside the Erne
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Iran: Elizabeth Boulevard, Tehran, named to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1961, renamed Keshavarz (Farmers) Boulevard in 1979.[2][3]
Schools
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Victoria: Princess Elizabeth Junior School For Deaf Children Burwood, Victoria
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- Canada:
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth High School, Calgary, Alberta
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth High School, Edmonton, Alberta
- British Columbia: Queen Elizabeth Secondary School Surrey, British Columbia was named after Queen Consort to King George VI, the reigning queen's mother. It was built on King George VI Highway (now Boulevard) so naming it after his wife was deemed fitting. At the time of its erection, King George VI was very much alive so QE2 was then Princess Elizabeth.
- Manitoba: Princess Elizabeth High School, Shilo, Manitoba
- New Brunswick: Princess Elizabeth School Saint John, New Brunswick
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II School, Sarnia,Ontario
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth School, Brantford, Ontario
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth Public School, Ottawa, Ontario
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth Public School, Oshawa, Ontario
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth School, London, Ontario
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth Senior Elementary School, Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth School Orangeville, Ontario
- Ontario: Princess Elizabeth Public School, Welland, Ontario
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth Middle School, Mississauga, Ontario
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth Public School, Trenton, Ontario
- Quebec: École Primaire Princess Elizabeth, Ouest Magog, Québec
- Quebec: Princess Elizabeth High School, Magog, Quebec
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- Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth School, Hong Kong
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Isle of Man: Queen Elizabeth II High School, Peel, Isle of Man -
Jamaica: The Queen's School, Kingston, Jamaica - Malaysia:
- Mauritius: Queen Elizabeth College, Mauritius
- Mexico: Colégio Reina Elizabeth, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth College, Palmerston North,
- Nigeria: Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Ilorin
- Singapore: Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Singapore
- Trinidad and Tobago: Princess Elizabeth Special School, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom:
- England: Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire
- England: Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, West Sussex
- England: The Queen's Church of England Primary School, Kew, Surrey
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Wales: Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen
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- Zimbabwe: Queen Elizabeth Girls High School, Harare
Other
LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth at Castleton East Junction
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- Canada:
- British Columbia: The proposed Queen Elizabeth II Observatory on Mount Kobau in British Columbia. Later renamed the Mount Kobau National Observatory, and the 3.81 m main telescope was named in her honor.
- Quebec: The Queen Elizabeth II Suite at the Fairmont le Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City
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Dominican Republic: Queen Elizabeth Lounge, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic - France: Esplanade Élisabeth II, Biarritz
- Sri Lanka: Queen Elizabeth Quay, Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1954
- United Kingdom:
- LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth, one of the LMS Princess Royal Class of steam locomotives
- Class 91 91029 Queen Elizabeth II (former)
- England: Coronation Capsule, one of the capsules on the London Eye, London
- England: London Underground's Jubilee Line
- England: Crossrail's Elizabeth Line
- Queen Elizabeth cake[4]
- Coronation chicken
- Queen Elizabeth II rose, a pink floribunda rose developed in Coronation year and named after the Queen[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/dmu-leisure-centre/de-montfort-university-leisure-centre.aspx
- ↑ Elliot, Jason. Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys Through Iran. Picador. p. 15.
- ↑ "Keshavarz Boulevard - Matchless Tehran Street". Iran Radio Culture. 4 Feb 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ Castella, K. (2012). A World of Cake. Storey Publishing. p. pt463. ISBN 978-1-60342-446-2.
- ↑ "Floribunda Roses - Queen Elizabeth II". Grosvenor Garden Centre. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
See also
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