TALLEST - Victoria Memorial - City of Westminster, London, UK
N 51° 30.111 W 000° 08.435
30U E 698453 N 5709511
Monumental London's Victoria Memorial, devoted to the Queen Victoria, is with height 25 metres (82 ft) he tallest monument to a King or Queen in England.
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Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/01/2016
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Monumental London's Victoria Memorial, devoted to the Queen Victoria, is with height 25 metres (82 ft) he tallest monument to a King or Queen in England.
The Victoria Memorial, located at the end of The Mall in London, was designed and executed by the sculptor Sir Thomas Brock. Designed in 1901, it was unveiled on 16 May 1911, though it was not completed until 1924. It was the centrepiece of an ambitious urban planning scheme, which included the creation of the Queen’s Gardens to a design by Sir Aston Webb, and the refacing of Buckingham Palace (which stands behind the memorial) by the same architect.
At the top of the central pylon stands a gilded bronze Winged Victory, standing on a globe and with a victor's palm in one hand. Beneath her are personifications of Constancy, holding a compass with its needle pointing true north, and Courage, holding a club. Beneath these, on the eastern and western sides, are two eagles with wings outspread, representing Empire. Below these, enthroned statues of Queen Victoria (facing The Mall) and of Motherhood (facing Buckingham Palace), with Justice (facing north-westwards towards Green Park) and Truth (facing south-eastwards).The central pylon of the memorial is of Pentelic marble, and individual statues are in Carrara marble and gilt bronze. The memorial weighs 2 300 t and is 32 m wide. At nearly 25 metres (82 ft) tall, the Victoria Memorial remains the tallest monument to a King or Queen in England. [excerpted from wiki]