Public art & sculpture · London
equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch
equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch in England London, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 1929. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
The equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch stands in Lower Grosvenor Gardens, London. The sculptor was Georges Malissard and the statue is a replica of another raised in Cassel, France. Foch, appointed Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces on the Western Front in the Spring of 1918, was widely seen as the architect of Germany's ultimate defeat and surrender in November 1918. Among many other honours, he was made an honorary Field marshal in the British Army, the only French military commander to receive such a distinction. Following Foch's death in March 1929, a campaign was launched to erect a statue in London in his memory. The Foch Memorial Committee chose Malissard as the sculptor, who produced a replica of his 1928 statue of Foch at Cassel. The statue was unveiled by the Prince of Wales on 5 June 1930. Designated a Grade II listed structure in 1958, the statue's status was raised to Grade II* in 2016.
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Background
History
Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929) began his military career as an enlisted soldier in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Gaining rapid promotion in the First World War, in March 1918 he was appointed Supreme Allied Commander of all the allied forces on the Western Front. The following months saw increasing allied success, and final German defeat, which Foch's great patron, the British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, among others, attributed primarily to Foch's strategic direction. In November 1918, Foch accepted the German surrender and signed the Armistice of 11 November 1918 on behalf of the Allied nations in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiegne. Foch was the recipient of many French…
Architecture
The sculpture was designed by Georges Malissard and the plinth by the architect Paul Lebret. The cost was borne by the Government of France. Pevsner records the "dear little shell and pebbledash lodges". In 1958, the statue was designated a Grade II listed structure, a designation that was raised to Grade II* in 2016. The listing records the statue's historic and sculptural value, as well as its contribution to the overall setting of Grosvenor Gardens.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4964, -0.1453
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW1W 0RP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1929
- Official site
- www.victoriapalacetheatre.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26263414 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch, London (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch?
- equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW1W 0RP), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch built?
- Built or established in 1929.
- Is equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch free to visit?
- Yes, equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch is free to enter.
- How do I get to equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SW1W 0RP. It sits within the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency.