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The Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble-faced triumphal arch in London, England. The structure was designed by John Nash in 1827 as the state entrance to the cour d'honneur of Buckingham Palace ; it stood near the site of what is today the three-bayed, central projection of the palace containing the well-known balcony. [ 1 ]
Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria in April 331 BC on the site of the small fishing village of Rhacotis as the marine base for his fleet. The city was built on a narrow limestone ridge [4] opposite to Pharos Island where the Pharos lighthouse would later stand. [5]
Model of John Nash's original design for Marble Arch, featuring the statue of George IV on top of the arch. Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey originally designed the statue to stand on top of Marble Arch in its original position as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, [2] following architecture work by John Nash.
Statue of Wallenberg. The street was the home of Thomas Pinckney while he was the United States ambassador to the Court of St James's. [4]Sir James Mackintosh lived in Great Cumberland Street, which was later re-numbered as part of Great Cumberland Place.
Further London commissions for Nash followed, including the remodelling of Buckingham House to create Buckingham Palace (1825–1830), [75] and for the Royal Mews (1822–24) [76] and Marble Arch (1828). [77] The arch was originally designed as a triumphal arch to stand at the entrance to Buckingham Palace.
The discovery of the 6.8-foot (2-metre) tall statue was made during excavation work at the site of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in southwestern Bulgaria, which lies close to the Greek border.
The obelisk remained in Alexandria until 1877 when Sir William James Erasmus Wilson, a distinguished anatomist and dermatologist, sponsored its transportation to London from Alexandria at a cost of some £10,000 (equivalent to over £1,000,000 in 2020 [3]). Following consultation with Mathew William Simpson, a railway and locomotive engineer ...
Given its popularity, the chain's golden "M"-shaped arches have become one of the most iconic logos, decorating McDonald's locations from Kazakhstan to Norway to Guantanamo Bay and everywhere in ...