Title
The Mall - London 1911/1924
Description
Standing as the tallest momument to Royalty in the United Kingdom, this 104ft wide 82ft tall statue includes an amazing amount of symbols. The monument is the centerpiece of the ubran planning of The Mall and the surrounding gardens (Webb). It includes additional statues of Winged Victory (globe, victor's palm), Constancy (compass), Courage (club), Empire (eagle with expanded wings), Motherhood, Justice, Truth, Lions, Peace, Progress, Agriculture and Manufacture. It has a nautical theme.
Creator
Sir Thomas Brock - Arist and Sir Aston Webb (Designer - including accompanying Memorial Gardens)
Source
Date
May 16, 1911, although not finished until 1941
Contributor
Kayla McCrary
Rights
Image of Statue: Royal Parks UK
Newspaper Account: “Scenes and Events at Home and Abroad: The Commencement of the Queen Victoria Memorial,” The Illustrated London News. August 8, 1903, pp. 211.
Newspaper Account: “Queen Victoria Memorial.” Nottingham Journal, British Newspaper Archive. Saturday, December 8, 1906. Accessed October 30, 2019.
Newspaper Account: "The Victoria Memorial". Aberdeen Daily Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 9 March 1904.
Statue Essay: Kayla McCrary
Newspaper Account: “Scenes and Events at Home and Abroad: The Commencement of the Queen Victoria Memorial,” The Illustrated London News. August 8, 1903, pp. 211.
Newspaper Account: “Queen Victoria Memorial.” Nottingham Journal, British Newspaper Archive. Saturday, December 8, 1906. Accessed October 30, 2019.
Newspaper Account: "The Victoria Memorial". Aberdeen Daily Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 9 March 1904.
Statue Essay: Kayla McCrary
Format
2,300 tonnes of white Carrara marble. 104ft wide 82ft tall statue.
Identifier
Victoria Statue The Mall Westminster London
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