Buckingham Palace (London, England) : East elevation of Buckingham Palace, from the Queen Victoria Monument
- Creator:
- Blore, Edward, 1787-1879
Webb, Aston, 1849-1930 - Published/Created:
- London, England, United Kingdom
1832-1850 ; redesigned 1913 (alteration) - Date Depicted:
- 1997
1900 AD - 1949 AD - Materials:
- stone
- Notes:
- Blore’s best-known but least characteristic work was the completion of Buckingham Palace in 1832-1850 following the dismissal of George IV’s architect, John Nash, for extravagance. Blore was given the Buckingham Palace commission by the Office of Works because of his reputation for cheapness. The Builder (28 Aug 1847) remarked of his new front ‘[it] does not pretend to grandeur, and magnificence, scarcely to dignity’ and few regretted its refacing by Aston Webb in 1912-1913. Albert, the Prince Consort, entrusted the south-west wing to James Pennethorne. One of Webb’s most prominent urban-planning schemes in London was the Queen Victoria Memorial Scheme, won in limited competition in 1901, in which he widened and replanted the Mall in the fashion of a Parisian boulevard.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Britain -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Twentieth century
- Culture:
- British
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-E-L-BP-B1
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
houses: official residences: royal palaces (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architecture; rulers and leaders Neoclassical; Twentieth century buildings; houses; official residences; palaces; royal palaces
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Five
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4090
- OID:
- 10055403
- PID:
- digcoll:1814972