Royal Victoria Square is a square adjoining the
ExCel Exhibition Centre in
Royal Victoria Dock
The Royal Victoria Dock is the largest of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped London Docklands, Docklands.
History
Although, the structure was in place in the year 1850, it was opened in 1855, on a pre ...
in the
Docklands area of
East London
East London is the part of London, England, east of the ancient City of London and north of the River Thames as it begins to widen. East London developed as London Docklands, London's docklands and the primary industrial centre. The expansion of ...
. It was designed by Patel Taylor Architects
and engineered by Aspen Burrow Crocker.
The square was completed in 2001, at a cost of £3.5 million.
It received the Landscape Institute Design Award in 2004.
A distinctive feature of the square are two elongated canopies cantilevered from black precast-concrete fins, with names punched through the canopy of the trading cities and ships that used to visit the nearby dock.
The square also features the sculpture 'Landed' by Les Johnson on its eastern end. It was unveiled in 2009 at a cost of over £250,000.
Gallery
See also
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Royal Victoria Dock
The Royal Victoria Dock is the largest of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped London Docklands, Docklands.
History
Although, the structure was in place in the year 1850, it was opened in 1855, on a pre ...
References
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Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Newham
Squares in London