4.7 ·
Discover the Albert Memorial, a gilded Gothic Revival tribute to Prince Albert in Kensington Gardens. Take a slow look at its intricate sculpture representing arts, sciences, and continents before crossing over to the Royal Albert Hall.
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Commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861, the Albert Memorial was completed in 1872 to a design by George Gilbert Scott and covered in allegorical sculpture representing the arts, sciences and continents, crowned by a gilded statue of Albert himself. Reviewers with a 4.7 rating consistently describe it as one of London's most detailed and underrated monuments, its Gothic ornamentation rewarding a slow look rather than a passing glance.
Sitting in Kensington Gardens directly across from the Royal Albert Hall it helped inspire the naming of, it's a natural pairing for anyone visiting either the hall or the park.
Commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861, the Albert Memorial was completed in 1872 to a design by George Gilbert Scott and covered in allegorical sculpture representing the arts, sciences and continents, crowned by a gilded statue of Albert himself. Reviewers with a 4.7 rating consistently describe it as one of London's most detailed and underrated monuments, its Gothic ornamentation rewarding a slow look rather than a passing glance.
Sitting in Kensington Gardens directly across from the Royal Albert Hall it helped inspire the naming of, it's a natural pairing for anyone visiting either the hall or the park.
Duration
15 min
Best time
early morning, morning, lunchtime, afternoon, early evening or evening
Intensity
Easy pace
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Beautiful, the most glorious of all the monuments I have ever seen. So ornate and packed with carvings, mosaics, gold, and beautiful stone. I love detail and artistic architecture and this has it in abundance. Really love the four continents statues in the four corners.
Darren Findlay
3/5📍 Nearby spots
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