Sir Robert Smirke was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture, though he also used other architectural styles. As an attached architect within the Office of Works, he de
Bust of Sir Robert Smirke, British Museum
The main block and façade of the British Museum was designed by Robert Smirke.
Surviving Ionic capital in Walthamstow by Smirke, all that remains of his former General Post Office Building in London
The Gothic revival Assize Court, Lincoln Castle, Lincoln, 1822–6
The Wellington Monument, or sometimes the Wellington Testimonial, is an obelisk located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland.
Robert Smirke (architect)
…Hereford Shirehall (1815–17). the Wellington Monument, Dublin (Wellington Testimonial), started in 1817 it was only completed in 1861, at 203 feet (62 m) it is the largest obelisk in Europe. Maidstone County Gaol…
Wellington Monument (Wellington Testimonial) in Dublin's Phoenix Park
Engraving ca 1830 (including planned pedestal for statue of Wellington on horseback)