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The Albert Memorial, situated in Kensington Gardens, was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style and was opened in July 1872

Memorialul Prinţului Albert aflat în Hyde Park a fost proiectat de Gilbert Scott în stil gotic victorian şi a fost terminat în anul 1872.

The Albert Memorial was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861.

Prinţul Albert, iubitul soţ al reginei Victoria, a murit de tifos la vârsta de numai 41 de ani

Queen Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their nine children and 26 of their 34 grandchildren who survived childhood married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the nickname "the grandmother of Europe"

Victoria şi Albert au fost căsătoriţi 21 de ani şi au avut 9 copii

Prinţul Albert era al doilea fiu al ducelui de Saxa-Coburg-Gotha, prinţ german şi văr cu regina Victoria

The gilt bronze memorial statue of Albert, by John Henry Foley and Thomas Brock was ceremonially "seated" in 1875, three years after the memorial opened. His statue holds a catalogue of the Great Exhibition, and is robed as a Knight of the Garter.

Statuia Prinţului Albert, ţinând în mână Catalogul Expoziţiei Universale din 1851, (opera lui John Foley) are 4,25 metri şi a fost instalată în anul 1876

The central part of the Memorial is surrounded by the elaborate sculptural Frieze of Parnassus (named after Mount Parnassus, the favorite resting place for the Greek muses), which depicts 169 individual painters, composers, architects, poets, and sculptors.

Memorialul Prinţului Albert este înconjurat de o friză cu 169 de poeţi, oameni de ştiinţă şi artişti

The form of the monument "is clearly derived" from the Gothic Scaliger Tombs outside a church in Verona. Albert's memorial was appropriately erected opposite the Royal Albert Hall, near the location of the Exhibition of 1851. The memorial was commissioned by Queen Victoria as a tribute to her late consort

Monumentul se află lângă locul unde s-a ţinut expoziţia din anul 1851 de oarece prinţul a fost preocupat de progresul ştiinţific pe care îl promova expoziţia

The gilt bronze memorial statue of Albert, by John Henry Foley and Thomas Brock was ceremonially "seated" in 1875, three years after the memorial opened.

Statuia Prinţului Albert, ţinând în mână Catalogul Expoziţiei Universale din 1851 are 4,25 metri şi a fost instalată în anul 1876

The memorial consists of an ornate canopy or pavilion, in the style of a Gothic ciborium over the high altar of a church, containing a statue of the prince facing south.

Monumentul Prinţului Albert are ca model tipul de troiţă medievală din pieţe dar mult mai elaborat, este decorat cu şapte rânduri de statui având aproape 200 de figuri sculptate

The Memorial is rife with allegory. There are 169 pieces of statuary figures incorporated into the design; the four outer corners depict Africa, Asia, America, and Europe, while above Albert's head are Agriculture, Manufacture, Engineering, and Commerce. The pinnacle, which extends to 175 feet above the base, is bestrewn with more allegorical figures, including Faith, Hope, Charity, and Humility nearest the top.

Albert Memorial are 55 metri înălţime

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