The British Garden at Hanover Square is located in Hanover Square

Hanover Square, Manhattan

Hanover Square is a square and public park in the Financial District, Manhattan, New York City. It is triangular in shape, bordered by Pearl Street, Stone Street and a street named Hanover Square. Most surrounding buildings are commercial, but 10 Hanover Square is residential...

 in downtown Manhattan

Manhattan

Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

. It commemorates the 67 British victims of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center

World Trade Center

The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...

. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on July 6, 2010.

Originally planned as The British Memorial Garden, it was officially named The British Garden at Hanover Square by Prince Henry of Wales on May 29, 2009.

It will soon be renamed to Queen Elizabeth II Garden, to include victims of other Commonwealth

Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...

countries who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

External links

• The British Garden at Hanover Square website
• British Memorial Garden — Hanover Square entry at NYC Parks Dept.