Public art & sculpture · North East England
rock sculpture
rock sculpture — a public art in england-north-east, United Kingdom.
peter robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
rock sculpture is a public art located in england-north-east, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
The rock sculpture of Decebalus (Romanian: Chipul regelui dac Decebal) is a colossal carving of the face of Decebalus (r. AD 87–106), the last king of Dacia, who fought against the Roman emperors Domitian and Trajan. The sculpture is located near the city of Orșova, in Mehedinți County. It was made between 1994 and 2004, on a rocky outcrop on the river Danube, at the Iron Gates, which form the border between Romania and Serbia. The Dacian king's sculpture is the tallest rock relief in Europe, at 55 m (180 ft) in height and 25 m (82 ft) in width.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Michael Palin in his 2007 book New Europe described the colossal head: Nick Thorpe in The Danube: A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the Black Forest writes, It has been compared to the Argonath, a pair of statues standing either side of the River Anduin at the northern entrance to a lake named Nen Hithoel in the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The Argonath appears prominently in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5354, -1.5936
- District
- Darlington
- Parish
- Darlington, unparished area
- Postcode
- DL3 9DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Darlington
Sources
- osm: node/9405415566 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Rock sculpture of Decebalus (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is rock sculpture?
- rock sculpture is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL3 9DP), in the parish of Darlington, unparished area.
- Is rock sculpture free to visit?
- Yes, rock sculpture is free to enter.
- How do I get to rock sculpture?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL3 9DP. It sits within the Darlington parliamentary constituency.