Title

The Wellington Arch and Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner, London, 2009

Caption

The Wellington Arch and Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner, London, 2009. View of the floodlit arch with Apsley House in the background. The triumphal arch was commissioned by King George IV to commemorate Britain's victories in the Napoleonic Wars. It was designed by Decimus Burton and was completed in 1830. Also known as 'No 1, London', Apsley House was the London home of the Duke of Wellington.

Date

2009

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B06_161

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,0Mb (1,1Mb) / 12,2in x 9,5in / 3667 x 2856 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation building buildings London England architecture archway arch arts night country monument sculpture art evening dusk British English color colour commemoration illumination war location century illuminated commemorative Britain illuminate concept georgian quadriga 21st century time of day country house stately home chariot floodlit lit Up road Transport Architectural Feature 19th century triumphal arch Apsley House nineteenth century City of Westminster English Heritage 2000s floodlighting Hyde Park Corner Napoleonic Wars TGN Wellington Arch King of Great Britain photograph Duke of Arthur Duke of Wellington Wellington Wellesley Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington The Iron Duke Iron Duke King George IV George IV Prince of Wales Prince Regent Prinny Prinnie Lord Wellington Historic England Staff Photographer King George IV Duke of Wellington Decimus Burton photograph