London photo: the hideousness that is the Albert Memorial

Wed, May 07, 2014

Queen Victoria loved her husband so much she had this built in his honor. To be fair, we are still talking about it today.

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althea

Wed, May 07, 2014 11:24pm

Oh my, I’ve never seen this. Yay.

Jurgan

Thu, May 08, 2014 12:17am

Her husband built her a telescope that can kill werewolves, and this is what she gives in return?

RogerBW

Thu, May 08, 2014 10:56am

I quite like it.

Mind you, Victoria famously didn’t want any memorial for herself, but George V got his revenge on her.

bronxbee

Thu, May 08, 2014 4:52pm

i wonder if people thought the Taj Mahal was hideous too? i think if you put this up against the hideousness that is the Shard (yes, i know the hostess likes the Shard; i do not) or the current “walkie talkie” in progress, we can see that the Victorians were not the only ones to inflict the visions with construction in excess.