Temple bar is a symbolic point in London, where the strand ends, going through Westminster, and begins fleet street, in that city. In the middle ages there was a barrier marking the boundary of the city.

Only in medieval London were eight such barriers (bars), leading to "square mile". The area has always had a special position: the Normans-conqueror in 1085 he was not placed in the Domesday Book (sumed results of Europe's first census), British monarchs were traditionally entered the territory of the city only with the permission of the Lord mayor. Bars are mentioned for the first time in 1293 – most likely, at first it was just a chain blocking the street. A little later they were replaced wooden arch.

Wooden temple bar in the strand escaped death in the Great fire in 1666, but in the course of rebuilding the city, it was decided to replace it with a stone archway. The project was developed on the instructions of king Charles II famous architect sir Christopher Wren. Gates of Portland stone were erected in 1672.

By 1878, it became clear that a fairly narrow gate inhibit traffic on the strand and fleet street. Build carefully, stone by stone, was dismantled and sent to storage. In its place in 1880 by the architect Horace Jones established the memorial, reminiscent of the long history of temple bar.

The memorial is designed in the form of a high granite pedestal, surmounted by a bronze winged dragon of the work of Charles bell Birch (dragon – the symbol of the city). The pedestal is adorned with marble statues of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales the work of sir Joseph Edgar Boehm. In 1872 the Queen and Prince were the last members of the Royal family who moved to another city via the old "redowskii" gate. This event is immortalized on the relief that adorn the pedestal: a solemn procession moves to St. Paul's Cathedral, where the Queen will be present at the thanksgiving prayer service on the occasion of the recovery of the Prince. Two other relief dedicated to the Royal visit to the town Hall in 1837 (the Lord mayor of Victoria gives the keys to the city and his sword) and farewell to the stone gate temple bar (tighten them with a special curtain). Special vertical reliefs covering the spheres of human activity – from science and arts to navigation.

"The new temple bar" is set to street the dividing strip exactly opposite the Grand Victorian buildings of the Royal court of London and next to the street leading to temple Church. It is believed that the name temple bar are connected with this temple, built eight centuries ago, the powerful order of the Templars.