Triumphal and decorative
Wellington Arch, London
Going through photos that I take when travelling, I noticed that I seem to curate them into collections. I see one category and then link that to others in the same category. hence this post on arches!
Wellington Arch is in London, originally erected to commemorate Britain's victories in the Napoleonic Wars. It can be found at Hyde Park corner on what is basically a traffic island, I think that's how I found it as I was trying to get across some rather busy roads! It was first constructed on a nearby site and then moved to its current site in the mid 1880s, the top originally had a statue of the Duke of Wellington on a horse, now there's a group of horses and an angel.
The same traffic island has the Marble Arch, which was moved there from the front of Buckingham Palace. As Queen Victoria's family grew she needed more space so a new wing was built at what is now the front facade that everyone sees. The triumphal Marble Arch got moved.
Marble Arch looking out onto the street.
The arch was built to be a ceremonial entrance to Buckingham Palace and is faced with Carrera marble, so it gets the name 'Marble Arch'. It was dismantled in 1847 and then rebuilt on the northern eastern corner of Hyde Park, road extensions in the 1960s then saw its location become a traffic island. There are three small rooms in the arch and these were used as a police station until 1968!
Marble Arch view from the road.
Admiralty Arch, London
For a long time I thought Admiralty Arch was Marble Arch, it was just pushed down The Mall a bit! Admiralty Arch is the entrance to The Mall, the road that leads to Buckingham Palace. It was one of the monuments that King Edward VII built to commemorate his mother Queen Victoria. The complex was opened in 1912 and housed the Admiralty (Navy) officials, it was the residence of the First Sea Lord (Head of the navy). It was used for government offices for a 100 years and the lease has been sold to convert the complex to luxury apartments and a 5 star hotel.
Grand entrance to Hyde Park, London
It was built in the 1820s as the area became gentrified with the redevelopment of Buckingham Palace.
Porta Macedonia, Skopje
I thought that it was an old historic building, it's not! It was opened in 2012 to commemorate 20 years of Macedonian independence. It was part of a project called Skopje 2014 that saw a lot of statues placed around the centre part of the city. There are quite a few! Walking around I remember thinking I've never seen so many statues! The arch has scenes from Macedonian history in marble relief, it's the entrance to the main city square by the river.
Porta Macedonia from the main square.
Arch of the Sergii, Pula, Croatia
From one of the newest arches to one of the oldest. It was constructed in 29-27BC and it commemorates the Sergii brothers who participated in the Battle of Actium. The arch is now an entrance to the main square.
Tasman Arch, Tasmania, Australia
Not all arches are manmade, nature makes some too! The Tasman Arch can be found in Tasman National Park, near Port Arthur in Tasmania.
Going through photos that I take when travelling, I noticed that I seem to curate them into collections. I see one category and then link that to others in the same category. hence this post on arches!
Wellington Arch is in London, originally erected to commemorate Britain's victories in the Napoleonic Wars. It can be found at Hyde Park corner on what is basically a traffic island, I think that's how I found it as I was trying to get across some rather busy roads! It was first constructed on a nearby site and then moved to its current site in the mid 1880s, the top originally had a statue of the Duke of Wellington on a horse, now there's a group of horses and an angel.
The same traffic island has the Marble Arch, which was moved there from the front of Buckingham Palace. As Queen Victoria's family grew she needed more space so a new wing was built at what is now the front facade that everyone sees. The triumphal Marble Arch got moved.
The arch was built to be a ceremonial entrance to Buckingham Palace and is faced with Carrera marble, so it gets the name 'Marble Arch'. It was dismantled in 1847 and then rebuilt on the northern eastern corner of Hyde Park, road extensions in the 1960s then saw its location become a traffic island. There are three small rooms in the arch and these were used as a police station until 1968!
For a long time I thought Admiralty Arch was Marble Arch, it was just pushed down The Mall a bit! Admiralty Arch is the entrance to The Mall, the road that leads to Buckingham Palace. It was one of the monuments that King Edward VII built to commemorate his mother Queen Victoria. The complex was opened in 1912 and housed the Admiralty (Navy) officials, it was the residence of the First Sea Lord (Head of the navy). It was used for government offices for a 100 years and the lease has been sold to convert the complex to luxury apartments and a 5 star hotel.
It was built in the 1820s as the area became gentrified with the redevelopment of Buckingham Palace.
I thought that it was an old historic building, it's not! It was opened in 2012 to commemorate 20 years of Macedonian independence. It was part of a project called Skopje 2014 that saw a lot of statues placed around the centre part of the city. There are quite a few! Walking around I remember thinking I've never seen so many statues! The arch has scenes from Macedonian history in marble relief, it's the entrance to the main city square by the river.
From one of the newest arches to one of the oldest. It was constructed in 29-27BC and it commemorates the Sergii brothers who participated in the Battle of Actium. The arch is now an entrance to the main square.
Not all arches are manmade, nature makes some too! The Tasman Arch can be found in Tasman National Park, near Port Arthur in Tasmania.
Comments
Post a Comment