Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London

Built in 1830 to a design by Decimus Burton in the Corinthian style; the arch was originally the entrance gate to Hyde Park at Hyde Park Corner.

At the time, George IV overspent the budget while extending Buckingham Palace and there wasn't enough money to complete the arch, so the statue was left off.

16 years later, when Victoria was on the throne, a statue was commissioned of the Duke of Wellington on his horse to go on top. It was enormous, the largest equestrian statue ever made.

In 1883, the arch was moved to its present position after road widening at Hyde Park Corner and the Wellington statue was moved to Round Hill in Aldershot, Hampshire. It's still there.

The current statue on the arch is a Quadriga showing the angel of peace descending on the chariots of war and was commissioned by Herbert Stern. The lead charioteer's face is modelled on Stern's son, Herman.

The angel is modelled on Beatrice Stuart who was a supermodel of her day. She sat for many painters including Augustus John and John Singer Sargent.

In the National Gallery of Australia, there's a drawing of her called 'Beatrice' by the Australian artist George Washington Lambert.