Remembering Princess Diana
The memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales was opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II on 6th July 2004. The Diana Memorial Fountain is designed to reflect Diana’s life as water flows from its highest point in...
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Located behind the Guildhall in the City of London, a small garden square marks the site where the Church of St. Mary Aldermanbury once stood. Today, visitors to Aldermanbury Garden can find a bust of...
View ArticleMemorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice
Postman’s Park is a quiet public garden tucked behind the church of St. Botolph-without-Aldersgate within the City of London. Visitors to the park can pause and reflect upon the G.F. Watts Memorial to...
View ArticleThe Burghers of Calais
A bronze cast of one of Auguste Rodin’s most famous and acclaimed sculptures stands prominently in Victoria Tower Gardens with the Houses of Parliament as its back-drop. Rodin’s sculpture, The Burghers...
View ArticleThe Gruesome Execution of William Wallace
During the Middle Ages, the West Smithfield area of London was used as a place of public execution where heretics, rebels and criminals were burnt, beheaded or boiled. One of the most famous executions...
View ArticleShakespeare in the Park
Did you know? The first statue dedicated to Shakespeare in London was erected inside Westminster Abbey, 124 years following Shakespere’s death. The public statue of William Shakespeare (1564-1616)...
View ArticleMemorial to Animals in War
Throughout history many millions of animals have been chosen to serve, and vast numbers of those animals died alongside their armies. From pigeons and dogs to camels and elephants, the memorial is...
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