Albert Memorial - Kensington Gardens : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Albert Memorial - Kensington Gardens / ell brown
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説明 | It was a long walk to see the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens. Around 10 minutes from Hyde Park (having started from Knightsbridge), but was well worth seeing!The memorial is massive! At least tourists weren't congregating all over it like at the Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace.The Albert Memorial is directly opposite the Royal Albert Hall.The memorial to Prince Albert is Grade I listed.Prince Consort National Memorial (Albert Memorial), Westminster TQ 2679 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER KENSINGTON GORE, SW7 85/2 14.1.70 Prince Consort National Memorial (Albert Memorial). GV I Memorial. 1862 to 1875. George Gilbert Scott, with sculpture and other decorations by numerous Victorian artists and craftsmen. Granite, marble, limestone and metal. Square decoratively paved podium reached by steps to south; superimposed podia with steps to all sides, surmounted by ciborium-like canopy with clustered granite columns to four corners. Elaborate sculptured spire. Giant seated figure of Prince Albert within. Gables to all sides with pinnacles between. Richly sculptured band to base breaking outward at corners to support sculptured groups representing the industrial arts:- Agriculture, Manufacture, Commerce and Engineering. Further sculptured groups to four corners of stepped podium representing Europe, Asia, Africa and America, and linked by elaborate railings. Monument enriched with much figure and other sculpture and decorated also in numerous other techniques including mosaic, enamel, etc. The Albert Memorial. Stephen Bayley. Listing NGR: TQ2657879738This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.Source: English HeritageListed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence. |
撮影日 | 2015-08-22 14:24:13 |
撮影者 | ell brown , Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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撮影地 | London, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
カメラ | FinePix S2980 , FUJIFILM |
露出 | 0.008 sec (1/125) |
開放F値 | f/11.0 |