Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London end of war WWI World War One Wellington Arch, built 1825-27 designed by Decimus Burton the Quadriga was sculpted by Adrian Jones and finally installed on top of the arch in 1912 chariot and four horses Victory The First World War armistice came into effect at 11am on 11 November 1918, the 'eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month' later celebration Armistice marked the end of fighting on the Western Front, but formal negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference continued into 1919 The Allies' formal peace treaty with Germany, the Treaty of Versailles, was not officially signed until 28 June