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Albert Memorial

 
Description: Hyde Park, Kensington Gore, SW7 (Knightsbridge tube). Queen' Victoria's memorial to her husban Prince Albert. ... more
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 c

Newest 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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Premium Review Albert Memorial: Albertopolis! (404 words)
by edie - written on 12/03/01 (Very useful, 71 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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