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ALBERT MEMORIAL
ADDRESS:
SOUTH CARRIAGE DRIVE
HYDE PARK
LONDON
SW7 1
nearest train station:
South Kensington
0.6 miles (0.9 km)
 Paddington 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
Designed by George Gilbert Scott in 1872 and completed in 1878 the Albert memorial was commissioned by Queen Victoria and dedicated to the memory of Prince Albert the Prince Consort (a.k.a. Albert, Prince of Saxe Coburg). Featuring a statue of Prince Albert at it’s centre sculpted by Carlo Marochetti and surrounded by a variety of carved, gilded bronze and marble figures. These are set out to represent the continents of Asia, Africa and America and the economic areas of manufacture, commerce, agriculture and engineering. The frieze along the bottom celebrates painters, poets, sculptors, musicians and architects. The four pillars on each side are made of a single slab of grey granite at 17 tonnes each. The memorial itself stands 180 feet high. Restored to its full glory during the 1990’s at a cost of over £10 million. The Albert memorial makes a magnificent site with its golden glow facing the Royal Albert Hall on the south side of Hyde Park.
Opening Hours:
Always publicly viewable
Free to View |
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Underground Station
Overground Station
Docklands Light Railway