Admiralty Arch is a building in the British capital of London at the end of The Mall and has an underpass through which pedestrians can walk to Trafalgar Square.
The gatehouse is connected to the building of the old Admiralty, hence the name Admiralty Arch. It was commissioned by King Edward VII, who wanted to use it to honor the memory of his mother, Queen Victoria. This is reflected in the Latin inscription above the gates: ANNO DECIMO EDWARDI SEPTIMI REGIS / VICTORIÆ REGINÆ CIVES GRATISSIMI MDCCCCX. Translation: "In the tenth year of the reign of Edward VII / for Queen Victoria (by) the very grateful people, 1910."
During Princess Diana's funeral, it was briefly uncertain whether the funeral procession would be too wide for the gate.
A very stately building built in the typical Portland-Purbeck stone.
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