Wellington Monument, Somerset

Wellington Monument
Wellington Monument
	Wellington Monument, with painted site barrier in place at the base due to renovation works
	Location within Somerset
General information
Location	Wellington, England
Coordinates	50°56′53″N 3°13′45″W / 50.9480°N 3.2293°W
Construction started	1817
Completed	1854
Technical details
Size	175 feet (53 m) high
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Thomas Lee

The Wellington Monument is a 175-foot-high (53 m) triangular obelisk located on a point of the Blackdown Hills, 3 km (1.9 miles) south of Wellington in the English county of Somerset. It is a grade II* listed building and is the tallest three-sided obelisk in the world.^[1]

The monument was designed to commemorate the Duke of Wellington's victory at the Battle of Waterloo. Construction of the original design commenced in 1817; a revised and cheaper design was eventually used, though, and building was completed in 1854. It is now owned by the National Trust, which closed the monument to the public in 2007, owing to safety concerns;^[2] surveys showed that extensive renovation work was needed. Repairs were completed, leaving the monument "now possibly in better condition than when it was first completed" and the monument reopened in August 2021.^[3]

^ Historic England. "Wellington Monument (1060281)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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[nhle-1] Historic England. "Wellington Monument (1060281)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

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