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Thanksgiving Statue
Also known as: Beacon of Hope
Thanksgiving Statue — Public artwork (sculpture) by Andy Scott.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Belfast Lanyon Place · 0.5 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Thanksgiving Statue is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2006. Also known as: Beacon of Hope. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (sculpture) by Andy Scott.". Coordinates: 54.5995°, -5.9214°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Beacon of Hope, Harmony of Belfast or Thanksgiving Square Beacon is a £300,000 public art metal sculpture by Andy Scott 19.5 metres high constructed in 2007 in Thanksgiving Square in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Other nicknames for the piece include Nuala with the Hula (credited to Gerard Doyle), the Belle on the Ball, the Doll with the Ball, the Whoore with the Hoop, the Angel of Harmony, the Thing with the Ring, Our Lady of Thanksgiving and the Angel of Thanksgiving. It is currently the second largest public art sculpture in Belfast, after Rise on Broadway Roundabout.
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Background
Architecture
The sculpture is the result of six years of planning, development and eventual fabrication. Made of stainless steel and cast bronze, she spirals upwards and holds aloft "the ring of thanksgiving". The globe at her feet indicates the universal philosophy of peace, harmony and thanksgiving, and has marked on its surface the cities where the people and industries of Belfast migrated and exported to. The sculpture was fabricated by local company P.F. Copeland Ltd of 9 Mallusk Drive, Newtownabbey, BT36 4GX who retain the rights to the image, worked from the original scale maquettes by Scott, with the bronze globe cast by Beltane Studios in Peebles. As an icon for Belfast it has been adopted by…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5995, -5.9214
- District
- Belfast
- Postcode
- BT1 3EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Belfast North
- Established
- 2006
- Nearest railway station
- Belfast Lanyon Place — 0.5 km
- Official site
- www.belfastbarge.org
Sources
- osm: n1451049811 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Beacon of Hope (sculpture) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Belfast (144), October 2009.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thanksgiving Statue?
- Thanksgiving Statue is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT1 3EA).
- When was Thanksgiving Statue built?
- Built or established in 2006.
- How do I get to Thanksgiving Statue?
- The nearest railway station is Belfast Lanyon Place, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT1 3EA.