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Duke of York Column

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Duke of York Column — Public artwork (statue).

Duke of York Column

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Duke of York Column is a other in london. Established 1831. (Monument in London.) According to Wikipedia: "The Duke of York Column is a monument in London, England, to Prince Frederick, Duke of York, the second son of King George III. The designer was Benjamin Dean Wyatt. It is sited where a purposefully wide endpoint of Regent Street, known as Waterloo Place and Gardens, meets The Mall, between the two terraces of Carlton House Terrace and their tree-lined squares. The three very wide flights of steps down to The Mall adjoining are known as the Duke of York Steps. The column was completed in December 1832, and the statue of the Duke of York, by Sir Richard Westmacott, was raised on 10 April 1834."

Coordinates
51.5063, -0.1317
Established
1831

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