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| London - Buckingham Palace, c. 1860 |
The front of Buckingham Place in the mid nineteenth century from an 1860 print. The grand archway with the flag flying on top is called Marble Arch which was built between 1827-32. Originally the plan was to have sculpture all over the arch including a statue of George IV on the top. Even though the sculptures were created the decision was made to keep the arch simple. The sculptures found new homes inside Buckingham Palace, in the National Gallery, and the equestrian statue of King George stands on a plinth in Trafalgar Square. The arch was moved in 1851 to its current location at the junction of Oxford Street and Park Lane (opposite Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park), and lends it name to the area and the Marble Arch underground station.
The image originally appeared in Thomas Dugdale's "The Curiosities of Great Britain" (various editions between 1838 and 1860.)
Original print was labelled: "The Queen's Palace, Pimlico. Middlesex. The Birth place of the Prince of Wales, born Nov 9, 1841 also of the Princes Royal, born Nov 21, 1840.
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