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Public statues in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, have been used to display the wealth and history of the city over centuries. The most prominent are those erected by the municipality or by public subscription, but others adorn the façades of the great commercial buildings.
Cathedral Square is a public square in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Cathedral Square and precinct is situated adjacent to Glasgow Cathedral on High Street/Castle Street at John Knox Street. Nearby are many famous Glasgow landmarks such as Provand's Lordship , Glasgow Royal Infirmary , the Necropolis , the ceremonial Barony Hall of Strathclyde ...
Statue of the Duke of Wellington on his horse Copenhagen in front of the Royal Exchange, in Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow. The statue of the Duke on his favourite horse Copenhagen was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844. The statue is a Category-A listed monument. [1]
Eleven of Glasgow's many other public statues are situated around the square: the only known equestrian statues of a young Queen Victoria 1854 in St Vincent Place at Buchanan Street and moved to George Square in 1866 beside her husband Prince Albert 1866 both sculpted by Carlo Marochetti, erected in 1865 and 1866 respectively; poets Robert ...
The Nelson Monument on Glasgow Green, in front of the People's Palace.. The Nelson Monument located within Glasgow Green (a historic public park in Glasgow, Scotland) is a commemorative obelisk built in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, who had died at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.
In May 2021, the statue was damaged after the horse's tail was broken off. [8] The Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland said the vandalism was due the "continued demonisation and stigmatisation of all things Protestant and Unionist" and that it only encourages "vile vandalism and attacks on Glasgow’s historical and architecturally renowned statues ...
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