Scotland Yard

Japanese: スコットランド・ヤード(英語表記)Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
Originally a place name in London, England, it is now known as another name for the Metropolitan Police. There was a place called this name in central London, on the north bank of the River Thames, west of the current Charing Cross station of the National Railway. When England and Scotland were separate countries, there was a mansion where the Scottish king and ambassadors stayed when they visited the English royal family, so it was called Scotland's Yard. After 1603, England and Scotland came under the rule of one king (personal union), and in 1707 the two countries were united, so the mansion became unnecessary and came under government control.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
本来はイギリスのロンドン市内の一地名であったが,現在はロンドン警視庁の別名として知られている。ロンドンの中央部,テムズ川北岸べり,現在国鉄チャリング・クロス駅の西側に,この名で呼ばれる地があった。かつてイングランドとスコットランドが別の国であったころ,スコットランド国王や大使が,イングランド王室を訪ねたおりに泊まる屋敷があったために,スコットランドのヤード(囲い庭)という名がついた。1603年以後,イングランドとスコットランドは1人の王の統治下(同君連合)となり,さらに1707年両国は合同したため,この屋敷は不要となり,政府所管となった。

出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報

<<:  Skåne - Skåne (English spelling)

>>:  Scottish Confession - Scottish Confession

Recommend

Pyrrolidine

A cyclic secondary amine equivalent to tetrahydrop...

Pickeringite

...For example, halotrichite Fe II SO 4 ・Al 2 (SO...

Nihonmatsu Domain

This was a Tozama clan that ruled the area around...

Kashima [town] - Kashima

A town in Kamimashiki County, central Kumamoto Pre...

Rating grading inspection

In the fields of economics and finance, a simple ...

Chibu Red Cliffs - Chiburi Sekiheki

A sea cliff in the western part of Chifu Village, ...

Ibusuki leaf

A native variety of tobacco grown near Ibusuki Cit...

Leucosceprrum stellipilum (English spelling) Leucosceprrumstellipilum

…[Murata Gen]. … *Some of the terminology that me...

Talev, D.

… [Literature after World War II] On September 9,...

Flat glass - Itagarasu (English spelling) Flat glass

A general term for glass products made into plate...

Kenyusha - Kenyusha

In February 1885 (Meiji 18), Ozaki Koyo, Yamada B...

Decision making

Choosing the most optimal action from among possib...

Fuchs, Ernst

Born: June 11, 1903 in Heilbronn [Died] 1980/1981 ...

Wood cutting - Kijibiki

〘Noun〙 (also "kijihiki") The act of roug...

Sir Isaac Newton

Born 25 December 1642, Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire [...