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All the statues in George Square have now been removed from their plinths. The 11 bronze statues were taken down this week by ...
Erected at Glasgow Cross in 1733, the equestrian statue of William of Orange was intended as the city's tribute to the deceased king's 'immortal honour'; a tangible, if romanticised ...
This week, workmen carefully lifted the prince from his place on high, where he and his horse have stood since 1866, and ...
For decades now, the statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow's Royal Exchange Square ... Sometimes, the Duke's horse, Copenhagen, is also targeted, with two cones giving the animal fluorescent ...
GLASGOW's iconic Duke of Wellington has been sporting new headgear - and punters think it's hilarious. The statue, located in the centre of teh city, is famous for pranksters putting a traffic ...
It states: "Vandals literally step onto the plinth from the rear and then quickly gain access to the horse and rider." A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: "The Duke of Wellington statue is ...
In 2000, Glasgow City Council took down the ... in 1815 and later becoming prime minister. The statue of the Duke on his favourite horse Copenhagen was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti ...
As images of Glasgow go, few are more iconic than the sight of a regal statue of the Duke of Wellington and his horse standing prominently on a plinth in the middle of the city – with its ...
I can't believe it. Today the Equestrian Statue of the Duke of Wellington stands as a symbol of Glasgow and its inhabitants' unique sense of humour. Placing a cone on the Duke's head is a practice ...