Victoria's mausoleum decaying
The mausoleum built as a memorial to Queen Victoria’s love for Prince Albert was put on English Heritage’s “at risk” list yesterday.
Days after Albert died, in 1861, Victoria ordered that the mausoleum, above, be built in the grounds of the Windsor Castle retreat of Frogmore House. Decorated with frescoes, plaster angels and marble, it took ten years to complete. When Victoria died, 40 years after her husband, her remains were placed there with his.
English Heritage is so concerned about the Royal Mausoleum that it listed the structure as at risk of being lost to the nation. Restoration is expected to cost £2 million.
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Days after Albert died, in 1861, Victoria ordered that the mausoleum, above, be built in the grounds of the Windsor Castle retreat of Frogmore House. Decorated with frescoes, plaster angels and marble, it took ten years to complete. When Victoria died, 40 years after her husband, her remains were placed there with his.
English Heritage is so concerned about the Royal Mausoleum that it listed the structure as at risk of being lost to the nation. Restoration is expected to cost £2 million.