Wellington Arch

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Grade I listed building monument triumphal arch

Wellington Arch is a prominent 19th-century triumphal arch in central London, historically used as a ceremonial gateway for major state and royal processions.

Aliases (1)

Green Park Arch ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grade I listed building → monument → triumphal arch →
architect	Decimus Burton →
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture →
category	Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster → Monuments and memorials in London → Triumphal arches in the United Kingdom →
city	London →
completionDate	1830 →
constructionStartDate	1826 →
contains	exhibition spaces → viewing galleries →
coordinates	51.5025°N 0.1507°W →
country	United Kingdom →
equestrianStatueRemovalDate	1883 →
function	ceremonial gateway →
hasFeature	Corinthian columns → large central carriageway opening → side pedestrian passages →
hasSculpture	Quadriga of Peace →
height	approximately 26 metres →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building →
heritageDesignationDate	5 February 1970 →
location	Hyde Park Corner → London →
managedBy	English Heritage →
material	Portland stone →
namedAfter	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington →
near	Apsley House → Green Park → Hyde Park Corner Underground station →
offersViewOf	Buckingham Palace Gardens → Constitution Hill → Hyde Park →
onceSupported	equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington →
openToPublic	yes →
originallyAlignedWith	Constitution Hill →
originalName	Green Park Arch →
owner	The Crown Estate →
purpose	commemoration of the victories of the Duke of Wellington →
quadrigaInstallationDate	1912 →
relocated	1880s →
relocationReason	road widening at Hyde Park Corner →
sculptorOfQuadriga	Adrian Jones →
usedFor	royal processions → state processions →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, London → Park Lane →	nearbyLandmark
funeral of Queen Elizabeth II →	ceremonialProcessionTo
Hyde Park Corner →	hasMemorial
Hyde Park Corner →	hasStructure
Green Park →	hasViewOf
Hyde Park Corner Underground station →	nearLandmark
Wellington Arch ("Green Park Arch") →	originalName
Bomber Command Memorial, London →	situatedNear