List of things named after Queen Elizabeth II
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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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Contents
Awards and commemorative emblems
Australia:
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
United States of America:
Geographic locations
- Australia:
- Australian Antarctic Territory: Princess Elizabeth Land
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
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:
Alberta: Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth Ranges
- Alberta: Coronation Park, Edmonton
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
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
Quebec: Parc Reine Elizabeth II, La Pocatière- Quebec: Place Reine Elizabeth II, Trois-Rivières
Saskatchewan: Queen Elizabeth Court, Regina- Saskatchewan: Queen's Golden Jubilee Rose Garden, Moose Jaw
Cayman Islands: Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, Grand Cayman Island
Chile: Villa Reina Isabel II - Macul, Santiago, Santiago Province, Chile
France: fr, Paris- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth Park
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth Range, Ross Dependency
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth II Square, Auckland, New Zealand
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:
- United States of America:
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.
Zimbabwe: Princess Elizabeth Island, Zambezi River, Zimbabwe
Structures
Buildings
File:Elizabeth Gate, Kew Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 362289.jpg
Elizabeth Gate, an entrance into Kew Gardens.
- Australia:
- Canada:
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium, Edmonton
- British Columbia: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver
- Manitoba: Queen Elizabeth II Music Building, Brandon University, Brandon
Newfoundland and Labrador: Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto
- Quebec: Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal
- Saskatchewan: Queen Elizabeth Power Station, Regina
- Saskatchewan: Queen Elizabeth II Court, Regina
Fiji: Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Nabua- Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth Stadium
- New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
- New Zealand: QEII Army Memorial Museum, Waiouru
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
Hospitals and health
- Australia:
New South Wales: Queen Elizabeth II Rehabilitation Centre, Camperdown, New South Wales- South Australia: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide
Queensland: Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Brisbane
Western Australia: Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia
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
Prince Edward Island: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown- Québec: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Montréal
- Chile: Centro de Salud Familiar Reina Isabel II, Valparaíso, Chile
Guernsey: The Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey- Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
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:
Monuments
File:The statue of Queen Elizabeth II in Regina, Saskatchewan.jpg
Equestrian statue of the Queen on the grounds of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building.
- Australia:
Australian Capital Territory: Statue, Parliament House, Canberra- Queensland: The only statue in the world of Queen Elizabeth II holding a handbag Spring Hill, Brisbane
- 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
- 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
Roads, highways, and bridges
- Australia:
- New South Wales: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Armidale
- Norfolk Island: Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Norfolk Island
- Bahamas: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands
Brazil:
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
- Quebec: Rue Élisabeth-II, Quebec City
- Cayman Islands Queens Highway, East End, Grand Cayman Islands
Ethiopia: Queen Elizabeth II Street, Addis Ababa, to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1965
Ghana: Elizabeth II Street, Prestea, Ocidental, Ghana- Malaysia:
Sabah Jalan Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth Street), Kota Kinabalu
Perak: Jalan Queen (Queen's Street), Ipoh
- Mauritius: Queen Elizabeth II Avenue, Port Louis, Mauritius
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
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
Northern Ireland: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Belfast
Former:
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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- Australia:
Victoria: Princess Elizabeth Junior School For Deaf Children Burwood, Victoria
- 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: 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
- Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth School, Hong Kong
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:
- Zimbabwe: Queen Elizabeth Girls High School, Harare
Other
File:6201 PRINCESS ELIZABETH Castleton East Junction.jpg
LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth at Castleton East Junction
- Australia:
- 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
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]
- Queen Elizabeth II rose, a pink floribunda rose developed in Coronation year and named after the Queen[5]
References
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