Tag: statue
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The Dragon of Hampton Court Palace
You really have to keep your eyes open when exploring Hampton Court, there are interesting architectural things going on all over the place!
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The Mermaid
I found this statue (several years ago now), hanging around outside the caves at Wookey Hole. The Disney adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “the Little Mermaid” removed quite a lot of the original tale… I mean they left out the scene where Ariel’s tongue is cut out, or when she stabs the prince to death!
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The Green Man (in Grey)
This statue is entitled the Green Man, however I happen to think he looks quite good (if a little sad) in shades of grey…
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The Little Boy in the Fountain
There’s quite a long history of little boy statues turning up in the middle of water fountains – thankfully the water for this one is coming out of that dolphins mouth and not… somewhere else.
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Nelson on his Column
Admiral Horatio Nelson died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and around 40 years later this column was put in place, in Trafalgar Square, London to commemorate one of Britain’s national heroes. The sub-committee set up to organise the funding, design, and construction of Nelson’s Column was headed up by none-other than the Duke…
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The Forcene Horse
In the world of heraldry, when a horse is rearing up in the way that this statue is, it is known as being “forcene”, which translates from Old French as “rabid” or “to go mad”. Heraldry is a deeply complex and fascinating subject – something that I definitely need to look into.
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George W(ashington)
This is George Washington, or at least it is a statue said to represent his likenesss – no sign of his wooden teeth here though. Of course the “wooden teeth” story about George Washington is just another one of those myths that have been created about him over the years (just like the infamous “chopping…
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The Wise Elder
This wooden carving stands on the streets of Sedona, a town in the heart of Arizona. Sedona is town known for its spiritual vortexes (vortices?) – more on that tomorrow!
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That Kiss
There’s a very famous World War II photograph of a couple (a nurse and a navy man) having a passionate kiss in the middle of Times Square, New York as they celebrated VJ Day. You’ve probably got a picture of it in your mind right now. Well, in San Diego they have a huge statue…