Location Name - Albert Memorial
Kensington Gardens
Kensington
London W8

Location ID: 10136152

Phone 1:0300 061 2111

Website:
http://www.royalparks.org.uk (Royal Parks)
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/kensington-gardens/things-to-see-and-do/memorials-fountains-and-statues/the-albert-memorial (Albert Memorial)
http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/docs/filming_rates.doc (Royal Parks - rates)

Email: [email protected]

 
Styles: Period 1850-1900, Victorian, Gothic revival

Categories:
CENTRAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT - Monuments and statues

Description:
The Albert Memorial was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband, Prince Albert, and was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic revival style. The memorial consists of an ornate pavilion containing a statue of Prince Albert facing south. This is surrounded by the elaborate sculptural Frieze of Parnassus, which depicts composers, architects, poets, painters, and sculptors. There are four groups depicting Victorian industrial arts and sciences (agriculture, commerce, engineering and manufacturing) and four groups representing Europe, Asia, Africa and The Americas at the four corners. The memorial was restored during the 1990s.

Jurisdictions::
Kensington and Chelsea, Royal Parks

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