Admiralty Arch
Sign in to savelandmark building in London
Key facts
- Status
- Grade I listed
- Type
- Triumphal arch , government building
- Architectural style
- Neoclassical
- Location
- The Mall , London , SW1 , United Kingdom
- Current tenants
- Motcomb Estates
- Completed
- 1912 ; 114 years ago ( 1912 )
- Client
- Edward VII
- Owner
- HM Government
- Architect
- Aston Webb
- Main contractor
- John Mowlem & Co
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Admiralty Arch is a historic landmark building in London, providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall, which extends to the southwest, and Trafalgar Square to the northeast. Commissioned by King Edward VII in memory of his mother, Queen Victoria, it was designed by Aston Webb, and is now a Grade I listed building. Until 2011, the building housed government offices, including the residence of the First Sea Lord, and was used by the Admiralty. In 2012, the government sold the building on a 125-year lease for £60m for redevelopment into the Waldorf Astoria London Admiralty Arch luxury hotel, which is scheduled to open in 2026.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Admiralty Arch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.