Statue of Queen Victoria (Winnipeg)
The Queen Victoria Statue stands in the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Canada. It was designed by the British sculptor George Frampton, it cost $15,000, and was paid for by a mixture of public funds and private donations.[1] Frampton used the same model of the seated queen in two other statues, the Statue of Queen Victoria, in St Helens, Merseyside, and the Memorial to Queen Victoria, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, both in England.[2] The statue was unveiled on 1 October 1904 by Sir Rodmond Roblin.[3] The statue depicts the queen seated on a throne with the sceptre in her right hand, and an orb in her left hand.[1]
| Statue of Queen Victoria | |
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 Queen Victoria Statue in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building | |
  Statue of Queen Victoria | |
| Artist | George Frampton |
| Year | 1904 |
| Subject | Queen Victoria |
| Location | Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg |
| 49.88535°N 97.14734°W | |
References
- Self-Guided Walking Tour (PDF), Manitoba Government, p. 3, retrieved 2 February 2014
- Morris, Edward; Roberts, Emma (2012), Public Sculpture of Cheshire and Merseyside (excluding Liverpool), Public Sculpture of Britain, 15, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, p. 188, ISBN 978-1-84631-492-6
- Queen Victoria Statue (Legislative Grounds, Winnipeg), Historic Sites of Manitoba, retrieved 2 February 2014
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