Wellington Arch in London

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Wellington Arch
Also known as:Constitution Arch
Formerly:Green Park Arch

Constitution Hil, London, England, Belgravia W1
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Intended as a monument to the first Duke of Wellington, you'd never know it looking at the monument today. When it was erected in the early-1800's, the arch was topped by a massive statue of Sir Arthur Wellsley riding a horse created by Matthew Cotes. A trio of indignities later, and this could be a monument to anyone. The first came in 1882 when the monument was moved to Hyde Park Corner. Previously it had been a ceremonial entrance to Buckingham Palace. The second insult came in 1912, when the Wellsley statue was taken down and replaced by a quadriga by Adrian Jones, similar to ones in cities like Berlin, and Saint Paul, Minnesota. A third insult followed in the 1960's when traffic was routed around the arch, leaving it stranded on an island. Because of its location on Constitution Hill, and the lack of a Wellsley statue, many people think it's proper name is Constitution Arch. Inside the arch are exhibits, and access to a balcony which provides views of nearby London landmarks.

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  the monument was built AT Hyde Park Corner. before was moved used to face Hyde Park ScreenIt had been and still IS the ceremonial gate to the Buckingham Palace, the royal routethe Wellington statue was taken down in 1882 because arch was moved to reorganise traffic at Hyde Park CornerQuadriga was put at the top of the arch in 1912 after 30 years of the arch being without any statueQuadriga's model came after the small statue called Triumph, also by Adrian Jones

Monoli - Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 @ 12:59am  

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