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Jubilee Gardens is apublic park on theSouth Bank in theLondon Borough of Lambeth. Created in 1977 to mark theSilver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, the site was formerly used for theDome of Discovery and the adjacentSkylon during theFestival of Britain in 1951. A multimillion-pound redevelopment of the park was completed in May 2012, just before theDiamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II and the2012 Summer Olympics, in order to transform it from a state of grassland to a mature looking park with trees and hills. The re-developed Gardens were designed by Dutch landscape architectsWest 8.[1]Queen Elizabeth II reopened the gardens in October 2012.[2]
The park is the site of a memorial to the casualties of theInternational Brigades of theSpanish Civil War, especially theBritish Battalion which took very heavy casualties. There is also a paving stone at the foot of theflagpole in memory ofJohn Dimmer (VC) aWWI hero.[3] The park's neighbours are theLondon Eye, theShell Centre,County Hall and theRiver Thames.
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