The winning design of the Foster + Partners includes a bridge which will include a cast-glass ballastrade inspired by the marriage of Queen Elizabeth II.
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The winner design for a new monument to honor Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving Emperor in the United Kingdom, will facilitate a bridge with a transit -like childstrade like a jewelry, reminding of the queen’s wedding tiara.
The Foster + Partners Design for Memorial at St. James Park near Buckingham Palace in Central London will also feature statues of Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip with “two gates, two gardens, a bridge and integrated path,” statues. Press release Was released on Monday by London -based architecture firm. The press release states that the garden “dedicated to the communal and United Kingdom communities – to create spaces for reflection and come together, will tell in the press release.
Foster + Partners Design Concept has rhetorical sculptures of Rani and her husband Prince Philip.
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The Viox Port Pavilion in Marsile, Gerkin in London, HSBC Headquarters in Hong Kong, Apple Park in Cupertino and Rechstag in Berlin, which were strengthened in four other finalists, foster + partners among other globally important architectural projects.
Norman Foster, founder and executive president of Foster + Partners, said, “Our masterplan has a transit bridge symbol of His Majesty as an integrated force in the heart, which brings together nations, countries, Commonwealth, Dan and Armed Forces.”
A statement The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee, released by the British government, stated that the group assigned the work of developing the project, which found that foster + partners’ design balanced “formal and informal elements, effective and capable of creating an attractive landmark for future generations.”
The design concept is dedicated to the Commonwealth and United Kingdom communities to create spaces for the garden reflection and come together.
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The cost of a publicly funded monument is expected to be equal to about $ 62 million. Its development comes at a time Reduce government money For art and culture in the UK.
The cost of taxpayers does not sit well with some people. “When the queen died, she left the estimated £ 650 meters [$886 million] For Charles, “Republic’s CEO Graham Smith wrote, in a miracle anti -group, A Post At x.com on Thursday. “No tax was paid on that heritage. They should pay for their memorial.”
According to the British government, the final design will be formally declared in April 2026, which coincides with the month of Queen Elizabeth’s 100th birthday.
