Admiralty Arch

Admiralty Arch
Admiralty Arch
	Admiralty Arch seen from The Mall, June 2009
	Location of Admiralty Arch in central London
General information
Status	Grade I listed
Type	Triumphal arch, government building
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Address	The Mall
Town or city	London, SW1
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°30′24″N 0°07′43″W / 51.50678°N 0.12869°W
Current tenants	Motcomb Estates
Completed	1912
Client	Edward VII
Owner	HM Government
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Aston Webb
Main contractor	John Mowlem & Co

Admiralty Arch is a landmark building in London providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall, which extends to the southwest, and Trafalgar Square to the northeast. Admiralty Arch, commissioned by King Edward VII in memory of his mother, Queen Victoria, and designed by Aston Webb, is now a Grade I listed building. In the past, it served as residence of the First Sea Lord and was used by the Admiralty. Until 2011, the building housed government offices. In 2012, the government sold the building on a 125-year lease for £60m for a proposed redevelopment into a Waldorf Astoria luxury hotel and four apartments.