Admiralty Arch

The Admiralty Arch is a triumphal arch erected in 1910 in London. It was designed by Sir Aston Webb and forms in the course of the remodeled by him Boulevard The Mall its eastern end. The building is part of the Admiralty complex.

From the bustling Trafalgar Square ago provides the structure on ceremonial occasions an elegant passage towards Buckingham Palace. The central arch is locked on normal days for the traffic and is only opened for acts of state. Motor vehicles and pedestrians using the adjacent sheets, the small outer passages.

Originally honor of his mother Queen Victoria had been commissioned by the Admiralty Arch of King Edward VII. In this context, the Latin to be read at the gate inscription ANNO REGIS victoriae reginae DECIMO Edwardi septimi CIVES GRATIMSSIMI MDCCCCX relates.

In 2012 it was announced that the UK government has leased the building complex to an investor for a period of 99 years. The somewhat dated building will be renovated and converted into a hotel.