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The equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington is an outdoor sculpture of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, a British soldier and statesman, located at the Royal Exchange in London. It overlooks Bank junction in the historic City of London. The sculptor was Francis Leggatt Chantrey.
- London
- 18 June 1844
- Bronze
- Francis Leggatt Chantrey
An equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, stands on the north side of Hyde Park Corner, London. The open space in which it stands, now the centre of a large roundabout, was once called Wellington Place. Description and history.
- Bronze (sculpture) and granite (plinth)
- Joseph Edgar Boehm
- 1888
- Hyde Park Corner, London
The Wellington Monument is a statue representing Achilles erected as a memorial to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and his victories in the Peninsular War and the latter stages of the Napoleonic Wars. It is sited at the south-western end of Park Lane in London, and was inaugurated on 18 June 1822.
Its original design was never completed, and a controversial giant statue of the Duke of Wellington was erected on top of it in 1846. The quadriga sculpture that crowns the arch today was placed there in 1912. Engraving dated 1810 of Hyde Park Corner, showing the original red-brick Apsley House (left) and the Hyde Park Corner tollgate (right)
Set in the heart of royal London, Wellington Arch was built as an original entrance to Buckingham Palace, later becoming a victory arch proclaiming Wellington's defeat of Napoleon. Crowned by the largest bronze sculpture in Europe, it depicts the Angel of Peace descending on the 'Quadriga' - or four-horsed chariot - of War.
- Apsley Way, Hyde Park Corner, W1J 7JZ, London
- 020 7930 2726
Nov 11, 2019 · The Wellington Monument, also known as the Statue of Achilles, is located in the southeast corner of Hyde Park, just off Park Lane and Achilles Way in Central London. It’s near the Queen...
Jun 18, 2022 · 1. Wellington Monument, Park Lane, London. Situated at the southern-western end of Park Lane in London, the Wellington Monument is a statue representing Achilles as a memorial to the 1st Duke of Wellington. Inaugurated on 18 June 1822, the 36-ft high memorial by sculptor Richard Westmacott was made out of melted-down captured enemy cannon.
