 The Albert Memorial from the south side | |
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| 51°30′09″N 0°10′40″W / 51.50241°N 0.17774°W | |
| Location | London, W2 |
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The Albert Memorial, directly north of the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington Gardens, London, was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style, it takes the form of an ornate canopy or pavilion 176 feet (54 m) tall, in the style of a Gothic ciborium over the high altar of a church,[1] sheltering a statue of the prince facing south. It took over ten years to complete, the £120,000 cost (the equivalent of about £10,000,000 in 2010) met by public subscription.
The memorial was opened in July 1872 by Queen Victoria, with the statue of Albert ceremonially "seated" in 1876.[2] It has been Grade I listed since 1970.[3]
- ^ Risebero, Bill, Modern Architecture and Design: An Alternative History, p. 91, MIT Press, 1985, ISBN 0-262-68046-7, ISBN 978-0-262-68046-2.
- ^ "Construction of the memorial". Royal Institute of British Architects. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ Historic England. "Prince Consort National Memorial (Albert Memorial) (1217741)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 August 2016.