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Albert Memorial
 Albert Memorial ... Built by George Gilbert Scott. The monument is 175ft tall with a 14ft statue of Prince Albert, by John Foley. Built in 1876 at £120,000 cNewest Review: ... sunny day we visited, made it impossible to look at without sunglasses. In theme the Albert Memorial is also classically Victorian, being a combination of sentimentality and self-publicity. Despite supposedly being devoted to the dead prince, it’s mainly about extolling the virtues of Britain. The centrepiece is a big statue of Albert surrounded by tableaux symbolising the 4 corners ... more ... of the British Empire: India, is elephants, North America is buffaloes etc. And at the bottom there’s smaller statues and inscriptions devoted to various notable Victorians. Location-wise, the Albertopolis is situated in a pleasant area of Kensing...more |
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Albert Memorial: Albertopolis! (404 words)
by edie - written on 12.03.01 (Very useful, 70 readings)
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The Albert memorial is not the sort of the place I would normally visit of a weekend. But my Ma who’s studying Victorian culture wanted to see it. So off we went to South Kensington which is a veritable Victorian theme park. There’s the V&A museum containing the remains of the Albert-inspired Great Exhibition as well as stuff looted from all over the 19th century British Empire. The Albert Hall and the directly across the road, the centrepiece of all: The Albert Memorial, sometimes irreverently nicknamed the Albertopolis. For my mum’s essay we couldn’t have picked a better place to visit as the Albertopolis is a typical piece of ...
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