Victoria Memorial, London

The Victoria
Memorial is a
monument
to Queen
Victoria, located
at the end of The
Mall in London,
and designed
and executed by
the sculptor
Thomas Brock.

The central
pylon of the memorial is of Pentelic marble, and
individual statues are in Lasa marble and gilt
bronze. he memorial weighs 2,300 (two thousand
tree hundred)tonnes and is 104 (one hundred
four)meters wide. The dedication ceremony took
place on 16 May 1911(eleven), presided over by
King George.
At the top of the central pylon stands a gilded
bronze Winged Victory, standing on a globe and
with a victor's palm in one hand. Beneath her are
personifications of Constancy, holding a compass
with its needle pointing true north, and Courage,
holding a club. At the four corners of the monument
are massive bronze figures with lions, representing
Peace,Progress, Agriculture and Manufacture.

In his role as Home Secretary, Winston Churchill

carried the text of the speeches. He talked of the
impact of Queen Victoria and of her popularity with
the public.

The memorial is placed in the middle of an

architectural setting of formal gardens and gates
designed by the architect Sir Aston Webb.

At nearly 25 (twenty five) metres tall, the Victoria

Memorial remains the tallest monument to a King
or Queen in England.