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London’s Statues and Monuments
Peter Matthews
出版Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012-07-20
主題Travel / Europe / Great BritainArt / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)History / General
ISBN17820011159781782001119
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=AzfDCwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The streets and public spaces of London are rich with statues and monuments commemorating the city's great figures and events – from Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square and Sir Christopher Wren's Great Fire Monument to the charming Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens, the range is glorious. Some commemorate events, while others celebrate people real or fictional; some take the form of small reliefs, while others are huge bronzes on pedestals, larger than life-size. Executed in stone, bronze and a range of other materials, London's statues and monuments include work by some of the world's greatest sculptors, and this book is a fully illustrated guide to the pieces and their stories: sometimes surprising and occasionally controversial, but always fascinating.