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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 ]
The junction of these was the site of the famous Tyburn Gallows (known colloquially as the "Tyburn Tree"), now occupied by Marble Arch. So, for many centuries the name Tyburn was synonymous with capital punishment: it was the principal place for execution for London and Middlesex criminals and convicted traitors, including many religious martyrs.
The arch was originally designed as a triumphal arch to stand at the entrance to Buckingham Palace. It was moved when the east wing of the palace designed by Edward Blore was built, at the request of Queen Victoria whose growing family required additional domestic space. Marble Arch became the entrance to Hyde Park and the Great Exhibition.
Edward Hodges Baily RA FRS (10 March 1788 – 22 May 1867; sometimes misspelled Bailey) was a prolific British sculptor responsible for numerous public monuments, portrait busts, statues and exhibition pieces as well as works in silver.
Marble: Grade I [52] [53] More images: The Distressed Mother, memorial to Elizabeth Warren Westminster Abbey, London: c. 1825 Statue on pedestal: Marble [26] More images: England with Scotland and Ireland and Peace with Trophies of War: North face of Marble Arch, London: 1828 Two reliefs: Marble: 150 cm square Grade I: Q845529 [54] [55]
Drawing by É. A. Martel, depicting the first exploration of Marble Arch Caves in 1895. The Marble Arch, Cladagh River resurgence and three large dolines on the plateau above the end of Cladagh Glen were all known well before underground exploration began; in fact the arch was a popular tourist attraction in the 19th century. [7]
A marble sculpture bought for $6 and used as a doorstep could be about to make a fortune. The bust, made by French sculptor Edmé Bouchardon, could make over $3 million at auction after a local ...
1851 March: The Marble Arch is relocated to Hyde Park from the entrance to Buckingham Palace. 1 May: The Great Exhibition opens in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park. [106] 16 July: A Roman Catholic educational training college, the predecessor of St Mary's University, is established in Hammersmith. The news agency Reuters is in business.