'Triumphal Arch Moved from Hyde Park to Constitution Hill', c1935. Creator: Unknown.

'Triumphal Arch Moved from Hyde Park to Constitution Hill', c1935. Creator: Unknown.

2-703-889 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Triumphal Arch Moved from Hyde Park to Constitution Hill', c1935. View of the Wellington Arch, a triumphal arch in central London. It was designed by Decimus Burton and built 1826-1830, and once supported an equestrian statue of the 1st Duke of Wellington. This was removed when the arch was dismantled and re-erected between 1883 and 1888. Hyde Park Corner had become notorious for traffic jams, and a new road layout required the arch to be relocated. The sculpture of the quadriga, an ancient four-horse chariot, was designed by Adrian Jones and has been mounted on the Arch since 1912. The southern pier was used as a park-keeper?s residence and the northern pier as a police station. From "Wonderful London, Volume 2", edited by Arthur St John Adcock. [The Fleetway House, London, c1935]


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Arthur St John Adcock: English, British: Author, writer, poet
  2. Duke of Wellington: British, Irish: General, commander of the British army, statesman, prime minister
  3. Decimus Burton: British: Architect, artist
  4. Adrian Jones: British: Artist, sculptor

Medium
  1. Photograph

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World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W

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Locations & Buildings Parks & Gardens

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3960x5064
File Size : 58,751kb


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  1. 0580055180
  1. 2-703-889
  1. 2703889

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