A "melting" mud sculpture has been unveiled in Trafalgar Square. The end of July 2017 marks the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele in which almost 500,000 men were killed, injured or went missing. The statue is near the home of two brave VC recipients killed on the first day of the battle.
The statue is the latest to feature in Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth Programme, which invites world-class artists to create new works for the capital. The plinth, built in 1841, was meant for a statue of King William IV but stood empty because of lack of funding.
Contrasting with the square's other statues which celebrate kings and military … Fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square … statue in honour of the Battle of Britain war …
Fourth Plinth RAF hero unveiled A statue of RAF hero Sir Keith Park is to be unveiled on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square later. Sir Keith commanded RAF squadrons which defended London and the South East from World War II Luftwaffe attacks in 1940.
Trafalgar Square – Wikipedia. Trafalgar Square (/ t r … anti-war protests, … Statues and monuments Plinths. The statue of Sir Henry Havelock by William Behnes.
Trafalgar Square is a square in central London. With its position in the heart of London, it is a tourist attraction; its trademark is Nelson's Column which stands in the centre and the four lion statues that guard the column.
The bronze statue depicts Havelock as a standing figure in military … Statue of Henry Havelock, Trafalgar Square … Peter Pan statue is a bronze sculpture of J. M …
A SCULPTURE of a soldier made from mud from the fields of one of the bloodiest battles in the First World War has been unveiled in London.
History Edit. The sculpture The Abandoned Soldier (TAS) was made for the BBC documentary Power to the People to be erected in Trafalgar Square, and made an appearance on Newsnight as well as the front page of the Independent newspaper.
Trafalgar Square (/ t r ə ˈ f æ l ɡ ər / … anti-war protests, … At the top of the column is a statue of Horatio Nelson who commanded the British Navy at the …