Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Regal Statues

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Statue of Queen Victoria, Queens Square, Brisbane.

Some time ago, I saw an equestrian statue of Edward VII repeat itself somewhere along St Kilda Road, in Melbourne. My first viewing of it was just outside the Sydney Botanic Gardens. So when I spotted this example of a regal statue, I was curious to see whether she, too, had multiple manifestations. However, it seems that the patriotic people of Australia mostly commissioned (bought) new and different statues of Victoria. However, although I haven't so far found a replica in Australia, this is a later casting of an original in Portsmouth. See an EPA web page for Queens Square.

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