Hyde Park Corner Screen (London, England) : Context view, looking southeast from Hyde Park, showing the north flank
- Creator:
- Burton, Decimus, 1800-1881
Henning II, John, 1802-1857 - Published/Created:
- London, England, United Kingdom
1824-1825 ; 1828 (alteration) - Date Depicted:
- 2007
- Materials:
- stone
- Notes:
- Burton's numerous contributions to London in an adaptable but scholarly Greek Revival manner, which are in some ways analogous to the achievement of Karl Friedrich Schinkel in Berlin, include the Ionic screen at Hyde Park Corner (1824-1825). The screen and arch at Hyde Park Corner were commissioned by the Office of Woods and Forests as part of an ambition to extend to the gates of the park the monumentality of Buckingham Palace as newly enlarged by Nash. Burton’s arch is a version of the Arch of Titus in Rome, while his chaste Ionic screen may have been inspired by Henry Holland’s at Carlton House, which was being demolished at about this time. In 1888 the arch was unfortunately moved to a position on the axis of Constitution Hill, thus destroying its relation to the screen. In 1828 Henning provided classical reliefs for the frieze of the central arch of the screen.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Greek Revival
- Culture:
- British
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-BDE-HPCS-A02
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
gates (AAT)
open spaces: parks (recreation areas) (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; City planning; parks (recreation areas) Greek Revival; Nineteenth century architectural elements; colonnades; architectural elements; openings (architectural elements) ; gates
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Five
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2007 - 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:
- 10050292
- PID:
- digcoll:1830569