Wellington Arch and the Royal Artillery Memorial Wellington Place Hyde Park Corner


Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner London from The Royal Artillery Memorial Peace Descending On The Chariot Of War The Quadriga by Adrian Jones Constitution Arch or Wellington Arch designed by Decimus Burton as a memorial to the Duke of Wellington and originally providing a grand entrance to London It was built as a northern gate to the grounds of Buckingham Palace Originally the arch was topped with an equestrian statue of the Duke by Matthew Cotes Wyatt but it was replaced with the current work The Quadriga 1912 by Adrian Jones


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Location: London
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