SECRET LONDON / Statues / War_Memorials_2. Most of London’s war memorial are works of art in their own right but suffer from the effects of time and climate.
Webb's original proposal, including masts standing 75 feet (23 m) high bearing the Royal Standard and the flag of the City of London, and statues representing Peace and Victory, was rejected by the Court of Common Council, but his second design was accepted. The budgeted £7,000 for the memorial was raised by public subscription.
Stock Photo – Memorial sculpture of German WW1 soldiers in … World War One statue Liverpool, Merseyside, UK, The Christmas Truce People's sculpture, shaking hands, commemorating the famous truce of Christmas Day 1914 was unveiled at Liverpool’s Bombed Out Church.
Discover Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland: A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
A MUD soldier sculpture has been unveiled in London to commentate the centenary of the battle of Passchendaele, where thousands of Australian soldiers lost their lives in the deadliest battle of the First World War.
Queen unveils Iraq and Afghanistan war memorial amid fury at Blair presence … central London. … Sculpture Art news
The sculpture, designed by artist Mark Humphrey, depicts a brass figure, based on the Unknown Soldier, standing in a Perspex obelisk among poppies that blow in the air around him. The campaign's website encourages the public to write a message of commemoration for the 1,117,077 people from the Commonwealth who died in the First World War.
War Memorials 1 2 3. … perhaps the most striking and beautiful statue in London. … Southwark War Memorial. Sculptor Philip Lindsey Clark …
Most of London’s war memorial are works of art in their own right but suffer from the effects of time and climate. Hopefully, generations to come will continue to appreciate and protect these tributes to those who died believing the cause was just.
in the Square Mile of the City of London (2) … Saint Michaels War Memorial. … Although not strictly a statue or sculpture, …