Victoria Memorial (London)
The
Victoria Memorial is a sculpture in
London, placed at the centre of Queen's Gardens in front of
Buckingham Palace, .
It was built by the sculptor Sir
Thomas Brock, in
1911. The surround was constructed by the architect Sir
Aston Webb, from 2,300 tons of white
marble. It is a Grade I
listed building.
It has a large statue of
Queen Victoria facing north-eastwards towards
The Mall. The other sides of the monument feature dark patinated bronze statues of the Angel of Justice (facing north-westwards toward
Green Park), the Angel of Truth (facing south-eastwards) and Charity facing Buckingham Palace. On the pinnacle, is Victory with two seated figures. The subsidiary figures were generously gifted by the people of
New Zealand.
The whole sculpture has a nautical theme, much like the rest of the mall (
Admiralty Arch etc). This can be seen in the
mermaids,
mermen and a
hippogriff, all of which are suggestive of
Great Britain ruling the waves.
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Albert Memorial*
Admiralty ArchBob Speel
