Wellington Arch

Time Out says

Wed Jun 20 2012

Built in the late 1820s to mark Britain’s triumph over Napoleonic France, Decimus Burton’s Wellington Arch was initially topped by an out-of-proportion equestrian statue of Wellington, but since 1912, Captain Adrian Jones’s 38-tonne bronze 'Peace Descending on the Quadriga of War' has finished it with a flourish. Wellington Arch re-opens on May 9, 2012 with a permanent display about the history of the Arch and, on the top two floors, a new exhibition space, the Quadriga Gallery, dedicated to temporary exhibitions. The Quadriga Gallery programme explores the history and heritage of England. The schedule for 2012 is as follows: 'Stonehenge: Monumental Journey' (May 9-Jun 24), 'Blackpool: The Wonderland of the World' (Jul 4-Aug 27), 'The Ladies of Kenwood' (Sep 6-Oct 28), 'Egypt in England' (Nov 7-Jan 6, 2013). There is also a bookshop selling English Heritage publications. The Arch offers birds-eye views of Hyde Park, Green Park and the London skyline.