Victoria Tower Gardens is a Grade II* listed park created in 1864–70, following the embankment of the Thames. It is in a Conservation Area, is partly within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Westminster, and is designated a zone of Monument Saturation. The park holds three listed memorials: The Burghers of Calais, the Buxton Memorial Fountain and the Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst Memorial. It also contains a small children's playground and often holds temporary cultural events (for example, a light installation, spectra, by Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda, commemorated the centenary of the start of the First World War), and outdoor film screenings. It is cherished by many as a surprisingly peaceful green space in the heart of London.
