Albert Memorial
The Albert Memorial
Architect: Sir Gilbert Scott
Designed: 1872
Completed: 1876 (unveiled by Queen Victoria)
Height: 176 Feet
Situated in the Bayswater area, the grandest of all London monuments to departed worth is the Memorial erected at Kensington in memory of the beloved Prince Albert. Renting a flat near the Albert Memorial, even if it is an affordable apartment on a budget is definitely a sheek thing to do. The memorial is noble in its plan and dimensions, constructed of the finest and most valuable materials, and enriched with appropriate statuary, it is at once an adornment to the great city, and a national memento to a national hero. Most of our public monuments have - been erected to men of the sword, and commemorate the achievements in arms of our naval heroes and military chiefs. The Albert Memorial is reared to one who won fame in the ranks of peace, and whose glory it was that he used his exalted position for the highest ends, upholding good morality by his example and influence, and furthering the progress of the nation in every way. This Memorial to him is well worth renting an apartment nearby, and a leisurely examination of its artistic beauties.