Temple Bar Memorial
Fleet Street, London EC4

Standing in the middle of the road, outside the Law Courts, this bronze griffin marks the official entrance to the City of London. 

On state occasions the monarch traditionally has to pause at Temple Bar and ask the Lord Mayor for permission to enter the City. 

An archway designed by Sir Christopher Wren once stood on the site but the present monument dates from 1880.  One of the four reliefs that surround its base is a representation of Wren's archway.