The Victoria Memorial at the end of The Mall in London was designed by the sculptor Thomas Brock, with Aston Webb designing the gardens, gates and the refacing of Buckingham Palace. A parliamentary committee formed after Queen Victoria's death, funded by public and Empire donations, commissioned it. The infobox gives 1901 for the gardens and 1906 to 1924 for the monument. The text says it was designed in 1901, unveiled in 1911 and completed in 1924, with the lower half shown in 1909.
The article calls the style Beaux-Arts and Edwardian Baroque. It uses a Pentelic marble pylon, Lasa marble statues and gilt bronze figures. It is about 82 feet (25 m) tall and 105 feet (32 m) in diameter and weighs 2,300 tonnes.
The bronzes were restored in 2011, and it staged the 2012 Diamond Jubilee Concert. The Royal Parks manage it, and it has been Grade I listed since 1970. It is a public landmark.
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