Wellington Arch

The Wellington Arch, also known as Constitution Arch or (originally ) the Green Park Arch, is a triumphal arch at the traffic junction Hyde Park Corner at the southeast end of Hyde Park in London. Together with the nearby Marble Arch he was given in 1825 by George IV in order to commemorate the British victory in the Napoleonic Wars. The Wellington Arch was also provided as an external pass gate to Constitution Hill and therefore a large portal to the city center from the west.

The Wellington Arch was built in 1826-1830, designed by Decimus Burton. Originally it stood immediately opposite the Apsley House. 1846, on the arc a 8.50 meter high statue of the Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, situated. 1882-83 the arch was moved to its present location Hyde Park Corner. The statue of the Duke was taken to Aldershot and 1912, replaced by a huge bronze quadriga, the largest bronze sculpture in Europe.

The bow was home to 1992 a police station. Since 1999, the monument of English Heritage, which has earmarked it an exhibition on the history and use of the bow part.