Peter Matthews

London's Statues and Monuments (eBook, PDF)

Revised Edition

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The streets and public spaces of London are rich with statues and monuments commemorating the city's great figures and events - from Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square and Sir Christopher Wren's Great Fire Monument to the charming Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens. Executed in stone, bronze and a range of other materials, London's statues and monuments include work by some of the world's greatest sculptors. This newly revised book takes account of the many statues erected between 2012 and 2017, including those of Mary Seacole at St Thomas' Hospital and Amy Winehouse in Camden. London's Statues and Monuments is a fully illustrated guide to these artworks and their stories: sometimes surprising and occasionally controversial, but always fascinating

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784422585
• Artikelnr.: 54665416

Autorenporträt

Peter Matthews worked for many years for the London Tourist Board. During this time he studied to become a registered London Blue Badge Guide and until recently worked at the Museum of London. He has also written London's Bridges and Who's Buried Where in London for Shire.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Trafalgar Square Whitehall and Horse Guards Parliament Square
and Victoria Tower Gardens Victoria Embankment Strand, Aldwych and Holborn
The City: West The City: Central The City: East Soho Mayfair and Park Lane
St James's The Mall to Victoria Street Hyde Park Corner Kensington Gardens
and Hyde Park Belgravia and Pimlico Kensington Chelsea Paddington and
Bayswater Marylebone Bloomsbury, Euston and St Pancras South Bank Southwark
Greenwich and Woolwich North London West London South London East London
Further Reading Index