Public art & sculpture · London
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge in England London, United Kingdom.
Christine Matthews — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 1907. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
The equestrian statue of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, is a life-size memorial by the sculptor Adrian Jones in Whitehall, London.
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Background
History
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was made chairman of the committee to erect a memorial to his cousin Prince George, Duke of Cambridge. The architect John Belcher and sculptor Adrian Jones collaborated on the project. In July 1906, while the statue was being sculpted at Jones's studio on Church Street, Chelsea, he was visited on one occasion by Queen Alexandra, accompanied by her daughter Princess Victoria, Crown Princess Sophia of Greece, Duchess of Sparta, and Prince George of Greece and Denmark. By the following October, the committee had changed its mind on the location of the statue. The new War Office building had opened in August, and they requested an amendment to…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5052, -0.1266
- Established
- 1907
- Official site
- householdcavalry.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q19516037 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge?
- Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5052°, -0.1266°.
- When was Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge built?
- Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge dates to 1907.