Wellington Arch

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

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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, England
surface form: 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, England
surface form: 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 Wellington Arch self-linksurface differs
surface form: Green Park Arch
owner Crown Estate
surface form: 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

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Wellington Arch originalName Wellington Arch self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Green Park Arch
Green Park hasViewOf Wellington Arch
Hyde Park Corner hasStructure Wellington Arch
Hyde Park Corner hasMemorial Wellington Arch
Park Lane nearbyLandmark Wellington Arch
Grosvenor Place hasNearbyLandmark Wellington Arch
Decimus Burton notableWork Wellington Arch
Decimus Burton designed Wellington Arch
Quadriga of Peace location Wellington Arch
Quadriga of Peace mounts Wellington Arch
Quadriga of Peace associatedWith Wellington Arch
Constitution Hill near Wellington Arch
Apsley House near Wellington Arch
Adrian Jones notableWork Wellington Arch
this entity surface form: Quadriga on the Wellington Arch
Royal Artillery Memorial nearby Wellington Arch
Machine Gun Corps Memorial nearby Wellington Arch
New Zealand War Memorial nearby Wellington Arch
Knightsbridge (road) hasNearbyLandmark Wellington Arch