Public art & sculpture · South East England
Crown
In or near Wye.
Crown — a public art in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
David Anstiss — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wye · 2.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Crown public art in Ashford, Kent, the nearest railway station is Wye, located 2.3 km away. The postcode for navigation is TN25 5DB, and entry is free.
About
Crown is a public art located in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Wye and Crundale Downs SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: WYE
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, particularly in Commonwealth countries, as an abstract name for the monarchy itself (and, by extension, the state of which said monarch is head) as distinct from the individual who inhabits it (that is, The Crown). A specific type of crown (or coronet for lower ranks of peerage) is employed in heraldry under strict rules. Indeed, some monarchies never had a physical crown, just a heraldic representation, as in the constitutional kingdom of Belgium.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Ardakhshir II, 1st century BC.]] Crowns have been discovered in pre-historic times from Haryana, India. The precursor to the crown was the browband called the diadem, which had been worn by the Achaemenid Persian emperors. It was adopted by Constantine I and was worn by all subsequent rulers of the later Roman Empire. Almost all Sasanian kings wore crowns. One of the most famous kings who left numerous statues, reliefs, and coins of crowns is king Shapur I. Numerous crowns of various forms were used in antiquity, such as the Hedjet, Deshret, Pschent (double crown) and Khepresh of Pharaonic Egypt. The Pharaohs of Egypt also wore the diadem, which was associated with solar cults, an…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1812, 0.9623
- County
- Kent
- District
- Ashford
- Parish
- Wye with Hinxhill
- Postcode
- TN25 5DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ashford
- Nearest railway station
- Wye — 2.3 km
Sources
- osm: way/1349175338 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Crown (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crown?
- Crown is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN25 5DB), in the parish of Wye with Hinxhill.
- What is Crown?
- Crown — a public art in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Crown?
- The nearest railway station is Wye, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode TN25 5DB.
- Is Crown a protected site?
- Yes — Crown is part of the Wye and Crundale Downs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the WYE National Nature Reserve.
- Is Crown free to visit?
- Yes, Crown is free to enter.
- How do I get to Crown?
- The nearest railway station is Wye, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN25 5DB.