The Albert memorial.
Sited directly opposite the Royal Albert Hall, the monument was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert, who died of typhoid in 1861.
Resplendent in its over-the-top Victorian Gothic revival style, the memorial was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and opened in 1872.
Around the memorial is the elaborate Frieze of Parnassus, depicting 169 individual composers, architects, poets, painters, and sculptors.
On each of the corners are large sculptures representing the four corners of the world. Africa is represented by a camel, the Americas with a buffalo, Asia by an elephant and a bull for Europe.
This is really worth a visit just to witness it's awesomeness.
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