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Marble Arch
51°30′47″N 0°09′32″W / 51.51317°N 0.15888°W
The Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble-faced triumphal arch in London, England. The structure was designed by John Nash in 1827 as the state entrance to the cour d'honneur of Buckingham Palace; it stood near the site of what is today the three-bayed, central projection of the palace containing the well-known balcony.
In the 1840s, with a growing family and entourage, Queen Victoria sought to expand Buckingham Palace. A front range was proposed, which would include the site of the Arch. In 1851, on the initiative of architect and urban planner Decimus Burton, a former pupil of John Nash, the arch was relocated to its current site, near the northeast corner of Hyde Park.
The arch gives its name to the area surrounding it, particularly the southern portion of Edgware Road and also to the underground station. The arch is no longer part of the Royal Parks and is maintained by Westminster City Council.
Nash's three-arch design is based on that of the Arch of Constantine in Rome and the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris. The triumphal arch is faced with Carrara marble with embellishments of marble extracted from quarries near Seravezza in Tuscany.
John Flaxman was chosen to make the commemorative sculpture. After his death in 1826, the commission was divided amongst Sir Richard Westmacott, Edward Hodges Baily and J. C. F. Rossi. In 1829, a bronze equestrian statue of George IV was commissioned from Sir Francis Chantrey, with the intention of placing it on top of the arch.
Construction began in 1827, but was cut short in 1830 after the death of the spendthrift King George IV. The rising costs were unacceptable to the new king, William IV, who later tried to offload the uncompleted Buckingham Palace onto Parliament as a substitute for the recently destroyed Palace of Westminster.
Work restarted in 1832, this time under the supervision of Edward Blore, who greatly reduced Nash's planned attic stage and omitted its sculpture, including the statue of George IV. The arch was completed in 1833.
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Marble Arch
51°30′47″N 0°09′32″W / 51.51317°N 0.15888°W
The Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble-faced triumphal arch in London, England. The structure was designed by John Nash in 1827 as the state entrance to the cour d'honneur of Buckingham Palace; it stood near the site of what is today the three-bayed, central projection of the palace containing the well-known balcony.
In the 1840s, with a growing family and entourage, Queen Victoria sought to expand Buckingham Palace. A front range was proposed, which would include the site of the Arch. In 1851, on the initiative of architect and urban planner Decimus Burton, a former pupil of John Nash, the arch was relocated to its current site, near the northeast corner of Hyde Park.
The arch gives its name to the area surrounding it, particularly the southern portion of Edgware Road and also to the underground station. The arch is no longer part of the Royal Parks and is maintained by Westminster City Council.
Nash's three-arch design is based on that of the Arch of Constantine in Rome and the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris. The triumphal arch is faced with Carrara marble with embellishments of marble extracted from quarries near Seravezza in Tuscany.
John Flaxman was chosen to make the commemorative sculpture. After his death in 1826, the commission was divided amongst Sir Richard Westmacott, Edward Hodges Baily and J. C. F. Rossi. In 1829, a bronze equestrian statue of George IV was commissioned from Sir Francis Chantrey, with the intention of placing it on top of the arch.
Construction began in 1827, but was cut short in 1830 after the death of the spendthrift King George IV. The rising costs were unacceptable to the new king, William IV, who later tried to offload the uncompleted Buckingham Palace onto Parliament as a substitute for the recently destroyed Palace of Westminster.
Work restarted in 1832, this time under the supervision of Edward Blore, who greatly reduced Nash's planned attic stage and omitted its sculpture, including the statue of George IV. The arch was completed in 1833.