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One month later, an equestrian statue of King George III was erected. It was executed by the British sculptor Joseph Wilton. [3] Commissioned in 1764 and cast in lead covered with gold leaf, the Neoclassical statue showed King George dressed in Roman garb astride a horse, the whole effect being reminiscent of the Marcus Aurelius statue in Rome.
Statue of Alexander Wood; Statue of Andrés Manuel López Obrador; Statue of Christopher Columbus (Baltimore) Statue of George Washington (Portland, Oregon) Statue of Joseph Stalin, Berlin; Statue of Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc; Statue of the Empress Joséphine; Statue of Zeus at Olympia; A Subtlety
Only those buildings and structures which fulfill Wikipedia's standards of notability should be included. The simplest test of this is whether the building or structure has its own article page. Cultural heritage can be subdivided into two main types—tangible and intangible heritage. The former includes built heritage such as religious ...
Statue of Sir John Cass on the façade of 31 Jewry Street in the City of London, the headquarters of Sir John Cass's Foundation. This statue is a fiberglass replica of the original. [423] [428] [429] Statue and bust of Sir John Cass: London: Jun 16, 2020: Removed by owner Statue and bust of Sir John Cass at Sir John Cass Redcoat School, Stepney ...
A statue of Thomas Picton is part of a display of statues named "Heroes of Wales" in Cardiff's City Hall, unveiled in 1916. In June 2020 the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Dan De'Ath, and the leader of Cardiff Council, Huw Thomas, supported calls to remove the statue due to Picton's treatment of slaves. [34]
The statue was removed on December 7, 2021, but the Confederate flags surrounding the statue remained in place until their removal in 2024. [35] The statue was damaged during its removal, and was later disassembled and moved from the site. According to the BONT, the statue will not be remounted or displayed. [28]
Statue Park, Szoborpark or Statue Park is a park in Budapest's XXII. district, with a gathering of monumental Soviet-era statues. Liberty Statue, The Szabadság Szobor or Liberty Statue (sometimes Freedom Statue) in Budapest, Hungary, was first erected in 1947 in remembrance of the Soviet liberation of Hungary from Nazi forces during World War II.
Awaji Kannon or World Peace Giant Kannon, was a large gypsum statue, museum and temple complex on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The statue, which was one of the tallest in the world, had an observation deck at the top. It opened in 1982. Despite lots of visitors when it first opened, the statue fell into disrepair and was closed in 2006.