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Our Trip to South Kensington
Sonia, Sehrish & Atiya
The Albert Memorial in
the V&A•The Monument
was completed in 1876
•Facing the Royal Albert Hall
•A miniature version in the V&A
The Albert Memorial
Allegorical Sculptures
• "Asia" groupby John Henry Foley
"Africa" groupby William Theed
• "America" groupby John Bell
"Europe" groupby Patrick MacDowell
• "Agriculture" groupby William Calder Marshall
"Commerce" groupby Thomas Thornycroft
• "Engineering" groupby John Lawlor
"Manufactures" groupby Henry Weekes
Darwin Statue1885 - late victorian period
-unveiledplaced in the iconic central
hall of the museum - centre of the staircase
- 2.2 tonne marble statue
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