Other places · London
The Waterloo Vase
In or near City of Westminster.
The Waterloo Vase — Public artwork (sculpture) by Richard Westmacott.
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About
The Waterloo Vase is a other in london. (Decorative vase in Buckingham Palace.) According to Wikipedia: "The Waterloo Vase is a 15-foot (4.6 m) stone urn, situated in the garden of Buckingham Palace in central London. Fashioned from a single piece of Carrara marble, it was initially presented to Napoleon I, who intended to have it carved in celebration of anticipated future military victories. After the Emperor’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the uncarved vase was given to the Prince Regent, later George IV. The Prince commissioned the sculptor, Richard Westmacott to decorate the vase with reliefs celebrating the victory at Waterloo. The original plan to place the vase in the Waterloo Gallery at Windsor Castle proved unrealisable, the weight of the vase being greater than the gallery’s floors could bear. It was therefore given to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square."
- Coordinates
- 51.5018, -0.1484
Sources
- osm: w542451753 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Waterloo Vase (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Waterloo Vase, Buckingham Palace.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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