Public art & sculpture · London
Tortoises with Triangle and Time
Tortoises with Triangle and Time in England London, United Kingdom.
Roger Templeman — 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
Tortoises with Triangle and Time is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 2000. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
Tortoises with Triangle and Time is an outdoor bronze sculpture in Holland Park, Kensington, London, England, adjacent to Abbotsbury Road. The work is by the sculptor Wendy Taylor and was created in 2000 to celebrate the Millennium. It features two tortoises and a large triangle that forms a sundial. The sculpture is 549cm height × 660cm width × 619cm depth. It was commissioned by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Sculpture at Goodwood.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5037, -0.2073
- District
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Parish
- Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area
- Postcode
- W14 8ER
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Established
- 2000
- Official site
- wendytaylorsculpture.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q122228434 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tortoises with Triangle and Time (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tortoises with Triangle and Time?
- Tortoises with Triangle and Time is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W14 8ER), in the parish of Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area.
- When was Tortoises with Triangle and Time built?
- Built or established in 2000.
- Who owns Tortoises with Triangle and Time?
- Tortoises with Triangle and Time is owned by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
- Is Tortoises with Triangle and Time free to visit?
- Yes, Tortoises with Triangle and Time is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tortoises with Triangle and Time?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode W14 8ER. It sits within the Kensington and Bayswater parliamentary constituency.