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This 180ft Victorian bronze gilt statue in Kensington Gardens is a tribute to Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, and was erected following his death through typhoid at the age of 42. The Albert Memorial accurately captures a royal love story that, like the statue, has stood the test of time. The Queen's grief, and that of her public, was directed at the monument which reflected both the Prince's various public passions and Victorian achievements of the time. Designed by Sir Gilbert Scott in 1872 this tribute to the Prince Consort was unveiled by Queen Victoria in 1876. Each pillar took eight men about 20 weeks to finish and polish, and the Albert Memorial was noted at the time of its completion as being one of the most costly works in granite of the period. Now a beacon, shimmering in bronze gilt, the highly ostentatious, high-Victorian gothic statue presides over Kensington Gardens, facing the Royal Albert Hall another architectural tribute to the royal consort. Visitors can walk around the memorial for free or try and join one of the guided tours. Tours take place at 2pm and 3pm on the first Sunday of the month from March to December. There is no need to book.
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Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Albert Memorial
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1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Kensington Gardens, South Kensington, London W2 | 4 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Albert Memorial, Kensington Gardens, W2 | 4 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Albert Memorial
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6397 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 10 minutes from Albert Memorial
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24-25 Cromwell Place, South Kensington, London SW7 | 11 minutes from Albert Memorial
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190 Queen's Gate, Gore Hotel, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Albert Memorial
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165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Albert Memorial
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23 Kensington Square, Kensington, London W8 | 12 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 12 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Princes Square, Bayswater, London W2 | 9 minutes from Albert Memorial
Technically two different parks, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are in practical and historical terms one huge, merging expanse. Almost every kind of outdoor pursuit takes ... More
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Perks Field, Kensington Palace, Kensington, London W8 | 9 minutes from Albert Memorial
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South Kensington Campus, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Albert Memorial
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