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Completed in 1846, the enormous scale of the 40 ton, 30 feet (9 m) high monument resulted in its removal in 1883, and the following year it was transported to Aldershot where it still stands near the Royal Garrison Church. A statue of Wellington by the sculptor Thomas Milnes at Woolwich Arsenal, which now stands in Wellington Park (1848) [10]
The Alma Mater, a bronze statue by sculptor Lorado Taft, is a beloved symbol of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.The 10,000-pound statue depicts a mother-figure wearing academic robes and flanked by two attendant figures representing "Learning" and "Labor", after the university's motto "Learning and Labor."
Stands upon a 1.7 m (5.6 ft) pedestal. Total monument height: 9.1 m (30 ft) [57] Pioneer Woman: 5.2: 17: Bryant Baker: 1930: Ponca City, Oklahoma: bronze on granite bass: The sculptor was chosen by the museum-going public following a touring exhibition of the 12 proposed models. Air Force Honor Guard: 5.2: 17: Zenos Frudakis: 2006: United ...
9.3 x 8.9 x 10.2 m Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture in several locations by the artist Louise Bourgeois . The sculpture, which depicts a spider , is among the world's largest, measuring over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide (9.27 x 8.91 x 10.24 metres). [ 1 ]
[2] [1] Additionally, he established Ebertfest, an annual film festival held at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Illinois, near his hometown of Urbana, [1] with the intention of screening what he considered to be overlooked films. [3] [4] He died in April 2013 due to cancer. [5] [1] [2] Plans for a statue of Ebert started around 2011. [5]
When the statue was unveiled in 1997, it was the first statue commemorating Wilde, who had died 97 years earlier. It received near unanimous praise for the materials used and for its location near his childhood home at 1, Merrion Square. [3] In 2010, the porcelain head of Wilde had to be replaced because cracks were forming on it.
The next shortest is Kamala Harris, who lost the 2024 election and is 5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (164 cm). The largest height difference between two presidential candidates (out of the candidates whose heights are known) was in the 1860 election , when Abraham Lincoln stood 12 inches (30 cm) taller than opponent Stephen A. Douglas.
A profile image of this statue comprises the motif adopted by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, a U.S. Air Force flying unit which is based at nearby McConnell Air Force Base. From 1993 through 2004, an image of the statue, along with the words "Keeper of the Plains," appeared on the tails of Boeing KC-135 air refueling tankers assigned to the 22nd ARW.