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It was the centrepiece of an ambitious urban planning scheme, which included the creation of the Queen’s Gardens to a design by Sir Aston Webb, and the refacing of Buckingham Palace (which stands behind the memorial) by the same architect.
- 1901 (memorial gardens) 1906–24 (monument)
- The Mall
- 25 m
In London, Webb's best-known works include the Queen Victoria Memorial and The Mall approach to, and the principal façade of, Buckingham Palace, which he re-designed in 1913. Webb also designed the Victoria and Albert Museum 's main building (designed 1891, opened 1909), the Royal United Services Institute , Whitehall (1893–95), and – as ...
- Architect
- University of Birmingham
El memorial está situado en medio de un entorno de jardines formales diseñado por el arquitecto Sir Aston Webb. Con casi 25 m de altura, el Victoria Memorial es el monumento más alto a un Rey o una Reina situado en Inglaterra.
Melissa Hamnett. Curator, Sculpture, V&A. Abstract. Figure 1. Bird’s eye view of the Aston Webb extension, highlighting the full 12,120m2 footprint of the site. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In 1909, the architect Sir Aston Webb completed a three-storey façade extension to the Victoria and Albert Museum (fig. 1).
Sir Aston Webb, by Benjamin Stone. A platinum print. of 24 March 1908, © National Portrait Gallery, London. (NPG x45010). Sir Aston Webb (1849-1930), whose slight appearance belied his leadership qualities and energy, was widely considered to be one of the Victorian period's most "talented, successful and significant architects" (Allinson 248).
Admiralty Arch. Commissioned by King Edward VII to commemorate Queen Victoria's death, and designed by Sir Aston Webb and completed in 1912, Admiralty Arch stands majestically at the North east end of The Mall.
These additional works were undertaken by Sir Aston Webb. The Memorial was unveiled in 1911, though it was not completed until 1924. The unveiling was presided over by King George V. His first cousin, Wilhelm II of Germany, was also present.
