Albert Memorial
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The Albert Memorial is a Gothic Revival ciborium in Kensington Gardens, London, designed and dedicated to the memory of Prince Albert of Great Britain. Located directly north of the Royal Albert Hall,
The Albert Memorial from the south side
The memorial statue of Albert, by John Henry Foley and Thomas Brock
The Albert Memorial, Manchester (Thomas Worthington and Matthew Noble, 1865)
The Frieze of Parnassus — sculpted tribute to poets, painters, and philosophers adorning the base of the memorial statue of Albert.
George Gilbert Scott
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Sir George Gilbert Scott, largely known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic Revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, a
Albert Memorial
…Located directly north of the Royal Albert Hall, it was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband, who died in 1861. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, it takes the form of an ornate canopy or pavilion 176 feet (54 m) tall over the high altar of a church, sheltering a statue of the prince facing south…
Sir Gilbert Scott
Scott in 1863
Parish Church of St John in Wall, Staffordshire
Nikolaikirche, Hamburg, Germany (1845–80), bombed during World War II and now a ruin