Opened in 1872, the memorial was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband Prince Albert, who had died of typhoid a decade earlier.
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Opened in 1872, the memorial was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband Prince Albert, who had died of typhoid a decade earlier. Running from Bond Street to Piccadilly and through to Burlington Gardens, Burlington Arcade offers an opportunity to experience shopping at its most opulent and refined. The Golden Boy of Pye Corner is a life-size gold statue of a small boy. The effigy is located in the City of London between St Paul’s Cathedral and Smithfield Market and marks the furthest extent of the Great Fire of 1666. |
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