Monday was a Bank holiday and more specifically it was the August Bank holiday. The last gasp. The end of summer weekend.
After a week of rain (the once again lush green lawn is happy) the sun came out for the last weekend of summer and we took a walk in Hyde Park under the clear blue skies.
Along the way we past The Albert Memorial. The Albert Memorial is situated in Kensington Gardens, London, England, directly to the north of the Royal Albert Hall. It was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861. The memorial was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic revival style. Opened in 1872, with the statue of Albert ceremonially "seated" in 1875, the memorial consists of an ornate canopy or pavilion containing a statue of Prince Albert facing south. The memorial is 176 feet tall, took over ten years to complete. Wikipedia tells you more here.
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13 comments:
what a neat memorial. interesting architecture.
we will be having our last hurrah this weekend with the labor day weekend.
What a great memorial - looks lovely against that sky! it is labour day weekend here too so I guess summer is leaving us too.
Beautiful memorial and what fantastic skies! I know you both had to enjoy such a day! Hope you have a terrific weekend!
Sylvia
Oh, this is fabulous. I just watched "The Young Victoria" and now here's the Albert Memorial. Perfect timing, and beautiful photos.
Thank you.
Kay
Alberta, Canada
Don't think I've ever seen this Rob - certainly imposing - and I'm loving your sky (read jealous - Alberta has failed miserably this year to produce months of blues!)
I love the history of London. Ten years of construction! That seems LONG! Glad your rain stopped and you got these blue-sky shots.
Beautiful memorial and gorgeous sky. Great weekend!
Beautiful SkyWatch photos
Happy SWF! Have a nice weekend,
Regards, Bram
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Great that you had some rain at last! Good old Prince Albert. I never really liked the gold bits on the monument though...
Nice blue skies, Rob.
A great pics of the Albert Memorial. I couldn't fit the whole thing in the frame on my (cheap) camera!
That's a lovely shot!
Great sky, I hope it lasts until we get back at the end of the month for a couple of weeks visiting family
Late but still finding it lovely
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