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Equestrian Statue of George 1
Equestrian Statue of George 1 — Public artwork (statue) by Workshop of John Nest the Elder.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- University · 0.6 km
About
Equestrian Statue of George 1 is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. OpenStreetMap heritage rating: 2/5. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (statue) by Workshop of John Nest the Elder.". Coordinates: 52.4501°, -1.9272°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Equestrian statue of George I, by John van Nost the Elder, is a statue that stands outside the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The bronze statue was commissioned by the city of Dublin in 1717, as a gesture of loyalty towards George I (who had been King of Great Britain and Ireland since August 1714), in the face of support from Irish Catholics for the pretender to his throne, James Stuart. .]] George is shown wearing contemporary clothing, but with a laurel wreath in the Roman style. The work may have been finished by van Nost's students. The statue was re-erected in 1798 in the gardens of the city's Mansion House.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4501, -1.9272
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B15 2TS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Nearest railway station
- University — 0.6 km
- Opening
- Mo-Su off
- Official site
- barber.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n2129430480 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Equestrian statue of George I, Birmingham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Statue of King George I outside The Barber Institute of Fine Arts.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Equestrian Statue of George 1?
- Equestrian Statue of George 1 is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.4501°, -1.9272°. The nearest railway station is University, around 0.6 km away.
- What are the opening hours for Equestrian Statue of George 1?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: Mo-Su off. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.