The Albert Memorial

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The Albert Memorial in Hyde Park in London is a monument generally — and not unjustly — considered the perfect symbol of this High Victorian period, more perfect than the Houses of Parliament (in the early sixties at last approaching completion) were of the previous Early Victorian period. — Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Architecture Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (1963)

General Information Architect: Sir George Gilbert Scott Designed: 1872 Completed: 1876 (unveiled by Queen Victoria) Height: 180 Feet Views The Albert Memorial Statue of Prince Albert (John Foley) Statue of Prince Albert (John Foley) Statue of Prince Albert, Rear View (John Foley) The Albert Memorial, Central elements Detail of Mauve and Gold Fence Canopy (Clayton and Bell) Mosaic on front of Canopy (Clayton and Bell) The Useful Arts: Agriculture (William Calder Marshall) The Useful Arts: Agriculture (William Calder Marshall) The Useful Arts: Manufactures (Henry Weekes) The Useful Arts: Engineering (John Lawlor) The Continents: Asia (John Foley)) The Continents: Africa () The Continents: Africa (2) The Continents: America (John Bell) The Continents: Europe (Patrick MacDowell) The Cross and Spire, Albert Memorial Rear View The Albert Memorial seen from Hyde Park The Albert Memorial before restoration (1966): six images Related Material Henry Reichold's extremely high resolution navigatable image of the memorial

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Last modified 23 August 2009
Thanks to Chris Miller for correcting a typo!