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Duke of Wellington
Duke of Wellington — Public artwork (statue).
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Duke of Wellington is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1844. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (statue).". Coordinates: 55.8601°, -4.2520°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The equestrian statue of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, is located outside the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (formerly the Royal Exchange) in Scotland. It is one of Glasgow's most iconic landmarks. It was sculpted by the Italian-born French artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844, thanks to public funding to mark the successful end in 1815 of the Napoleonic Wars. Since at least the 1980s it has been traditionally capped with a traffic cone by members of the public. In 2011, the Lonely Planet guide included the statue in its list of the "top 10 most bizarre monuments on Earth".
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- Coordinates
- 55.8601, -4.2520
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G1 3AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow North
- Established
- 1844
Sources
- osm: n3070195763 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Traffic cone wellington glasgow.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Duke of Wellington?
- Duke of Wellington is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.8601°, -4.2520°.
- When was Duke of Wellington built?
- Duke of Wellington dates to 1844 — the Victorian period.
- Is Duke of Wellington wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — Duke of Wellington is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.