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Davis has been seen as an early exponent in Ireland of what has since been understood as cultural nationalism.In contrast to the Painite republicanism of the 1790s, and to the mix of Benthamite utilitarianism and Catholic devotionalism that characterised O'Connell's leadership of the national movement, Davis sought inspiration in the study of Gaelic civilisation, Christian and pre-Christian.
The Monument of the Discoveries (Portuguese: Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈðɾɐ̃w duʒ ðɨʃkuβɾiˈmẽtuʃ]) is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon.
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow, by Carlo Marochetti (1844). [8] The Royal Exchange Square, Queen Street, in Glasgow, Scotland, has a statue of Wellington astride a horse, outside the Gallery of Modern Art. The statue does feature the bicorne cocked hat associated with him, but it is in his hand, not on his head.
The Walter Scott Memorial Column was the first ever statue to Sir Walter Scott. [16] More images: Queen Victoria: George Square: 1854: Carlo Marochetti: Equestrian statue on pedestal: Bronze and granite: Category A: Q17567473: The Equestrian statue of Victoria (Glasgow) was the first equestrian statue of a woman in Britain. [17] More images ...
The two stone statues were made by sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida between 1946 and 1950, and dedicated to Afonso Henriques, first King of Portugal that ruled from 1139 to 1185, and John I, King of Portugal from to 1385 to 1433, and founder of the House of Aviz. They were originally placed in the atrium of the Lisbon City Hall.
Burns Monument at the poet's birthplace, Alloway This is a list of over sixty known memorials (statues, busts, fountains, buildings and street names) to the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Of these, the oldest outdoor statue is given to be at Camperdown, Victoria, Australia (1830). Dumfries town centre statue Scotland Burns Monument, Edinburgh Statue by John Flaxman, Scottish National Portrait ...
Ireland ratified the convention on 16 September 1991. [3] As of 2025, Ireland has two sites on the list, and a further three on the tentative list. [3] The first site listed was Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne, in 1993. The second site, Sceilg Mhichíl, was listed in 1996.
The statue was donated to the park by Anna Hyatt Huntington and commemorates those who fought for New France during the conquest of 1760. [12] Robert the Bruce: Calgary, Alberta: 1966 Pilkington Jackson: Located on the grounds of the Alberta University of the Arts. The statue is a replica of another statue built near Stirling, Scotland two