The Wellington Monument is a statue representing Achilles erected in 1822 as a memorial to Arthur Wellesley, the first duke of Wellington, and his victories in the Peninsular War and the latter stages of the Napoleonic Wars.
ðə wˈɛlɪŋtən mˈɑːnjuːmənt ɪz ɐ stˈætʃuː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ɐkˈɪliːz ɪɹˈɛktᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː æz ɐ məmˈoːɹɪəl tʊ ˈɑːɹθɚ wˈɛlɛsli, ðə fˈɜːst dˈuːk ʌv wˈɛlɪŋtən, ænd hɪz vˈɪktɚɹiz ɪnðə pənˈɪnsjʊlɚ wˈɔːɹ ænd ðə lˈæɾɚ stˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə næpˈoʊlɪˈɑːnɪk wˈɔːɹz.