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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wellington Arch canonical | 22 |
| Green Park Arch | 1 |
| Quadriga on the Wellington 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, 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Green Park Arch
this entity surface form:
Quadriga on the Wellington Arch