This entrance was altered several times, in 1825, 1883 and 1912. The present Wellington Monument stands in front of the entrance to Apsley House. With its back to Park Lane stands a statue of David leaning on Goliath's sword. Opposite the Lanesborough Hotel are the memorials to the (Machine Gun Corps) and the artillery (Royal Artillery War Memorial).

The square has preserved its original appearance with its central garden, its lines of houses, built following the plans of Basevi and in the corners, the individual houses. On the East side is Seaford House where Lord John Russell lived. The Queen's uncle, the Duke of Kent (died in 1942) lived at number 3. Although it appears to be completely unified. Notice the colonnades and porticoes on each side that have a different design as well as the corner pavilions.

In the past known for its inns, country houses and gardens, Knightsbridge is now better known for it elegant shops, among them Harvey Nichols and especially Harrods. In1813, Benjamin Harvey opened a draper's shop here (Harvey Nichols) and, in 1849, Henry Harrod opened a small grocery shop. The area, where many show business personalities live today, is where the elegant and wealthy clientele from Belgravia and Chelsea do their shopping.

In the Middle Ages, Holborn, located at the junction of the roads leading to the north, to London in the east and to Oxford in the west, was a village surrounded by fields where archers practiced and duellists fought. Today the manors are law schools. The only traces of St Etheldreda's Chapel and the fortifications of the palace of the bishops of Ely remaining are their names. The common lands have sunk but remain open: the market is now a world centre of the diamond trade.