Gardens · London
Shakespeare
Shakespeare — Public artwork (sculpture).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester Square · 0.2 km
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Shakespeare is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1874. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (sculpture).". Coordinates: 51.5104°, -0.1301°.
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From the Wikipedia article
A statue of William Shakespeare, by the sculptor Giovanni Fontana after an original by Peter Scheemakers, has formed the centrepiece of Leicester Square Gardens in London since 1874.
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Background
Description
The marble figure, copied from Scheemakers's 18th-century monument to Shakespeare in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, stands on a pedestal flanked by dolphins at the centre of a fountain. It is the result of improvements to the gardens made by the financier Albert Grant, who bought the Square in 1874 and had it refurbished to a design by James Knowles. The scroll held by Shakespeare is inscribed with a quotation from Twelfth Night (Act IV, Scene II), , where the original in Poets' Corner has a misquoted passage from The Tempest. The Leicester Square statue also differs from its model in omitting portrait reliefs of Henry V, Richard III and Elizabeth I from the plinth on which Shakespeare…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5104, -0.1301
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- WC2H 7DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Phone
- +44 20 7734 2222
- Established
- 1874
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester Square — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.leicestersquaretheatre.com
Sources
- osm: n571836758 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Statue of William Shakespeare, Leicester Square (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Shakespeare Statue in Leicester Square.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shakespeare?
- Shakespeare is in London, United Kingdom (postcode WC2H 7DE), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was Shakespeare built?
- Built or established in 1874.
- How do I get to Shakespeare?
- The nearest railway station is Leicester Square, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WC2H 7DE.