The United States Embassy is a large building that fills the entire block along one edge of the Square. As you can see from the picture here, there are barriers erected all along the sidewalk in front of the Embassy. Inside the sidewalk barriers is at least one iron fence that surrounds the building.
The photo below shows the armed guards standing outside two reception areas in front of the Embassy. People are queued up on the sidewalk to speak with Embassy representatives.
When I held up my camera to take these pictures, I saw one of the guards looking right at me, so I motioned to him asking if it was okay to take the pictures. He gave me a 'thumbs up' sign.
Afterwards, I went over to speak with him. We commented on how much the world had changed; he said he remembered the time when he was the only man outside guarding the Embassy alone.
On the opposite side of Grosvenor Square is a memorial garden dedicated to the victims of the 9.11 attack. Written across the top of this building is "Grief is the price we pay for love."
On the ground in front of the building is a stone that has the following saying written on it:
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is not.
This garden was created in memory of all those who lost their lives in the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States of America.
The pretty garden was not included in the picture because it had yellow tape around it for maintenance.
The stone is wet in spots because, of course, it had been raining here in London.
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