In pictures: Norman Foster design chosen for UK memorial to Queen Elizabeth II

Published connected 24/06/2025 - 14:35 GMT+2•Updated 21:46

The winning creation for nan nationalist memorial for Queen Elizabeth II has been announced and will characteristic commemorative gardens, a translucent glass bridge and a statue of Prince Philip, nan Duke of Edinburgh. 

British workplace Foster + Partners has been selected to honour Britain's longest-reigning monarch done their ambitious design, to beryllium built successful St James's Park successful cardinal London. 

The connection was selected by nan Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee from a shortlist of five. It was praised for its "impressive" creation that is "capable of creating an engaging landmark". 

"Foster + Partners' eager and thoughtful masterplan will let america and early generations to admit Queen Elizabeth's life of work arsenic she balanced continuity and alteration pinch beardown values, communal consciousness and optimism passim her agelong reign," said committee chair Robin Janvrin. 

The design, envisioned by nan workplace alongside creator Yinka Shonibare, scenery designer Michel Desvigne and ecologist Professor Nigel Dunnett, will beryllium finalised and revealed adjacent year. 

The concept seeks to honour Queen Elizabeth II's expertise to equilibrium dualities – namely contented and modernity, and general and informal elements. To correspond this, nan creation encompasses 2 caller gates and 2 caller gardens that will beryllium either broadside of St James's Park Lake, and beryllium connected by nan Unity Bridge. 

The "unifying path" will characteristic a cast-glass balustrade inspired by Queen Elizabeth's 1947 wedding tiara. 

"At nan bosom of our masterplan is simply a translucent span symbolic of Her Majesty arsenic a unifying force, bringing together nations, countries, nan Commonwealth, charities and nan equipped forces," said workplace laminitis Norman Foster. 

Foster, 90, is known for his designs for nan Gherkin skyscraper and Millennium Bridge successful London, arsenic good arsenic renovations of nan Reichstag successful Berlin.