Monday, April 23, 2018

Dancing King Stories: The Victoria Memorial


Queen Victoria died in 1901, after the longest reign by any British monarch (a record broken only by Queen Elizabeth II). To honor her memory, a memorial was designed that same year. The central monument – what most tourists think of as the Victoria Memorial– was constructed between 1906 and 1911. The memorial was not completed until 1924.

The entire semi-circular design as constructed in front of Buckingham Palace includes the Dominion Gates (the Canada Gate, the Australia Gate, and the South and West Africa Gates); the Memorial Gardens; and the central monument, built of 2,300 tons of Carrara marble and comprised of the monument atop a staired terrace.

Many a time have I walked around those gardens and not realized they’re part of the overall Victoria Memorial.

To continue reading, please see my post today at Dancing Priest.

Top photograph: a panoramic view of the gardens, monument, and Buckingham Palace.

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