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<p>Millbank Tower was considered as a possible site for the Memorial and Learning
Centre. The proposal was tied to the development of the wider site: to date, there
is no evidence of redevelopment coming forward and occupational office leases have
now been extended to 2022. Victoria Tower Gardens was preferred by the UKHMF Board
as the outstanding candidate site for the following reasons:</p><ul><li>its relevance
as a commemorative garden of Britain’s national conscience, already containing significant
memorial sculptures, marking momentous historic events, with significance for the
struggle for human rights, that remain relevant today and will do so in the future;</li><li>it
provides an iconic location adjoining Parliament, sitting along the riverfront immediately
next to the House of Lords;</li><li>it is visually prominent and adjacent to one of
the most visited parts of London, within easy reach of a major tube station and many
bus routes;</li><li>the resonance of being next to Parliament and on the timeless
banks of the Thames is exceptional; and</li><li>under the shadow of Victoria Tower,
the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre would question the impacts of the Holocaust
and subsequent genocides on our own Parliament.</li></ul>
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