Battlefields & battle sites · London
Sharks!
Sharks! in England London, United Kingdom.
Thomas Roberts — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Sharks! is a registered historic battlefield in England London, United Kingdom, where a battle was fought in 2020. Britain's battlefields range from the medieval clashes of the Wars of the Roses to the Civil War sieges and the 1745 Jacobite Rising at Culloden — most are open landscapes with interpretive trails and battle-monument markers.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Sharks! is an art installation in London, England by architect Jaimie Shorten. The art was built following its concept winning the 2020 Antepavilion, an annual art contest. Currently, they are displayed on floating platforms on the Regent's Canal, in front of the art centre in repurposed docks at 55 Laburnum Street, in Hoxton within the Borough of Hackney.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5359, -0.0717
- District
- Hackney
- Parish
- Hackney, unparished area
- Postcode
- E8 4JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Established
- 2020
- Official site
- www.hackney-mosaic.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q107013582 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sharks! (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sharks!?
- Sharks! is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E8 4JG), in the parish of Hackney, unparished area.
- When was Sharks! built?
- Built or established in 2020.
- How do I get to Sharks!?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode E8 4JG. It sits within the Hackney South and Shoreditch parliamentary constituency.