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English Car Park Where Remains Of Richard III Were Found Declared A Monument

The location in the city of Leicester where the remains were discovered five years ago will get "scheduled monument status."
A marquee sits over the spot where the remains of King Richard III were found in a car park in Leicester, England, in a photo taken in February 2013.

A car park in the English city of Leicester, where the remains of King Richard III were discovered five years ago, is now a protected monument.

Specifically, the location has been given and described as "one of the most important sites in [the U.K.'s] ... national history."

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