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art of the state archive

Banksy, London street art, punk, London photography by Steve Cotton

Wellington Arch in Hyde Park London

Wellington Arch, St James’s Park, London

Wellington Arch, Hyde Park London. Originally commissioned as an entrance to Buckingham Palace it was later repurposed as a victory arch celebrating Wellington’s defeat of Napoleon. Sitting atop of the structure is the largest bronze sculpture in Europe, which depicts the Angel of Peace descending on the ‘Quadriga’

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Wellington Arch

Wellington Arch, St James’s Park, London

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