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Admiralty Arch
Admiralty Arch is a landmark building in London which incorporates an archway providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall, which extends to the South-West, and Trafalgar Square to the North-East. Admiralty Arch is a Grade I listed building. Until recently, the building housed government offices, but in 2012 the government sold a 125-year lease over the building to a property developer Prime Investors Capital for redevelopment into a luxury hotel.〔Ed Hammond, Jim Pickard and Sally Gainsbury, (Admiralty Arch sold to Spanish investor ), ''Financial Times'', 24 October 2012〕
==History==
The arch was designed by Sir Aston Webb, constructed by John Mowlem & Co and completed in 1912.〔Mowlem 1822 - 1972, p.4〕 It adjoins the Old Admiralty Building, hence the name. The building was commissioned by King Edward VII in memory of his mother Queen Victoria, although he did not live to see its completion. A Latin inscription along the top reads:
The sculptural figures of ''Navigation'' and ''Gunnery'' were designed by the English sculptor Sir Thomas Brock.
In 2000, the Cabinet Office moved into offices in the building, while maintaining its headquarters on Whitehall. It was also home to the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and the Social Exclusion Task Force. In 2011, as part of the government's austerity programme, the building became vacant and was put up for sale for a reported £75 million. In October 2012, the winning bidder was reported to be Spanish real estate developer Rafael Serrano, who planned to turn the property into a luxury hotel. The property was sold as a 125-year lease.〔David Batty, (London landmark Admiralty Arch sold to become luxury hotel ), ''The Guardian'', 24 October 2012〕 In August 2013, Westminster City Council granted full planning permission for the restoration and conversion of Admiralty Arch into a 100-room hotel, residences and private members' club.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Admiralty Arch proposal gets go ahead )〕
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