Museums · Central Scotland
Duke of Wellington
Duke of Wellington — Public artwork (statue).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Buchanan Street · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Duke of Wellington is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1844. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (statue).". Coordinates: 55.8601°, -4.2520°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The equestrian statue of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, is located outside the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (formerly the Royal Exchange) in Scotland. It is one of Glasgow's most iconic landmarks. It was sculpted by the Italian-born French artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844, thanks to public funding to mark the successful end in 1815 of the Napoleonic Wars. Since at least the 1980s it has been traditionally capped with a traffic cone by members of the public. In 2011, the Lonely Planet guide included the statue in its list of the "top 10 most bizarre monuments on Earth".
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.8601, -4.2520
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G1 3AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow North
- Established
- 1844
- Nearest railway station
- Buchanan Street — 0.3 km
- Opening
- Mo-Th,Sa 10:00-17:00; Fr,Su 11:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.glasgowlife.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n3070195763 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Traffic cone wellington glasgow.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Duke of Wellington?
- Duke of Wellington is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G1 3AH).
- When was Duke of Wellington built?
- Built or established in 1844.
- How do I get to Duke of Wellington?
- The nearest railway station is Buchanan Street, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G1 3AH.