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Queen Victoria Monument in London, United Kingdom

Located in: Buckingham Palace
Address: London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
Hours: Open 24 hours
Artists: Thomas Brock, Aston Webb
Media: Bronze, White marble
Opened: May 16, 1911
Architects: Thomas Brock, Aston Webb
Architectural style: Beaux-Arts architecture
Height: 25 m

Victoria Memorial Statue by Aston Webb and Thomas Brock

The Victoria Memorial is a monument to Queen Victoria, located at the end of The Mall in London, and designed and executed by the sculptor Thomas Brock. Designed in 1901, it was unveiled on 16 May 1911, though it was not completed until 1924. Wikipedia

Queen Victoria Monument (Victoria memorial) is a beautiful glittering golden monument. located in front of Buckingham Palace It consists of a vast memorial garden and monument established to commemorate Queen Victoria’s death. England’s historic queen which died in the year 1901

The Victoria memorial was built in 1906 by Sir Thomas Brockbury. The monument and flower gardens were designed by Sir Apton Wee and were officially opened by King George V in 1911, but were not completed until 1911. 1924, it is a 25-meter tall monument with white marble statues around the base. that shows gentleness in various gestures of Queen Victoria in various activities which is charitable and represents the true motherhood of the people At the very top is a striking golden statue. in a graceful standing posture with angel-like wings attached and there were people sitting around Angels descending to please humans

Surrounding the base of the monument and the gardens is a barricade gate that represents a defensive siege. And the arrangement of the garden follows traditional seasonal patterns that are repeated each year. Each planting time usually takes up to 2 weeks and requires no more than 10 staff to plant. In the summer, it takes a lot of plants to grow up to 22,500 species. There are flowers that focus on the beautiful red color. There are also vegetables and fruit, Salvias spider plants, and scarlet figs, the same color as the Queen’s tunic at Buckingham Palace.

From the foregoing, this monument is beautiful and unique to London, if you have the opportunity to visit London, you must take a picture of this monument as well. Because if you don’t go, it can be compared to not coming to London ever. It is also located in front of Buckingham Palace, which is the main attraction of London.

Admission: Free
Opening hours: Visitors can visit anytime

How to get there

• The best way to get there is to take the London Underground to Victoria Station, then walk along Buckingham Gate Road. It takes about 10 minutes to walk.