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27 Oct 2012 Admiralty Arch Hotel Blair Associates, London architects, to design Admiralty Arch hotel conversion. Admiralty Arch is to become luxury hotel in £60 million deal The historic London landmark has been leased for 99 years and will be transformed into a luxury hotel, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has announced, reports the Daily Telegraph. photos © Nick Weall Admiralty Arch Hotel The ceremonial gateway - a Grade I listed building - between The Mall and Trafalgar Square was built as a memorial to Queen Victoria. The lease is to development company Prime Investors Capital (PIC). PIC wants to transform the building into a five star 100-bedroom hotel complete with royal and presidential suites, a ballroom, spa and fine dining restaurant. Residential apartments are also planned for the first and second floors on the north side of the arch. Photo from 29 Apr 2013: photos © Adrian Welch The Admiralty Arch deal is dependent on Westminster City Council granting planning permission for the conversion of the building. The government stated they had secured a good price for the building and dismissed claims it would become the preserve of the super rich. "It's a really great shame that in the 100 years since it was opened there has been virtually no public access to the arch outside of government officials. It was clear that without significant renovation, the arch was at risk of falling into disrepair. This would have been a tragic waste of a historic building. We were determined to find a real purpose to Admiralty Arch, one that would preserve it for future generations and would generate value for the taxpayer." The arch was commissioned by King Edward VII as a tribute to his mother Queen Victoria and was completed in 1912. Admiralty Arch Location: centre of the city - at the southwest corner of Trafalgar Square, on The Mall: Date: 1912 The Mall runs under the building and heads west from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace photograph © adrian welch

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