In 1851 on the initiative of architect and urban planner decimus.
Marble arch statue.
The sides of marble arch are blank except for three carved wreaths high up.
Nearby is nic fiddian green s impressive statue still water which has now become a feature of the traffic roundabout as much as the original arch but sadly its plinth has graffiti on it and when i was there it was being used as a location for young people having a drinking binge.
Marble arch north side to oxford street.
The 16ft tall 5m statue captures the legendary leader wearing mongolian armour on his steed.
For me this made the visit to marble arch worthwhile.
This was the first time marble had been used in this way on any british building.
North side of the arch.
The eight enormous corinthian columns were each cut from a single slab of marble.
Still water is a 2011 outdoor bronze sculpture of a horse s head by nic fiddian green located at marble arch in london united kingdom.
Under george s auspices nash designed and planned such landmarks as regent s park regent street carlton house terrace much of buckingham palace and marble arch.
A bronze sculpture of mongolian warrior genghis khan has been unveiled at marble arch in central london.
It stood near the site of what is today the three bayed central projection of the palace containing the well known balcony.
John nash famous for the nash terraces of regent s park and much else was the architect working in the 1820s and in 1825 he gave to the sculptor john flaxman the task of designing the sculptural adornment.
For me this made the visit to marble arch worthwhile.
Nearby is nic fiddian green s impressive statue still water which has now become a feature of the traffic roundabout as much as the original arch but sadly its plinth has graffiti on it and when i was there it was being used as a location for young people having a drinking binge.
The 33 feet 10 m piece was commissioned to replace an earlier and similar but slightly smaller work horse at water xv this was installed at the same site temporarily but then moved to daylesford gloucestershire the home of sir anthony and lady carole.
John nash 1752 1835 was the favoured architect of the prince regent later king george iv.
Marble arch is a 19th century white marble faced triumphal arch in london england the structure was designed by john nash in 1827 to be the state entrance to the cour d honneur of buckingham palace.
