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Leeds is known for its culture in the fields of art, architecture, music, sport, film and television. As the largest city in Yorkshire, Leeds is a centre of Yorkshire's contemporary culture and is the base for Yorkshire's television (BBC, ITV, and Channel 4) [1] and regional newspapers.
An inhabitant of Leeds is locally known as a Loiner, possibly derived from Loidis. Leeds City Council maintains "a photographic archive of Leeds" using the title "Leodis", [5] thought to be an Old English or Celtic form of the name. [6]
This is a list of public art in Leeds, including statues and other memorials. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and as such does not include, for example, works in museums.
The City of Leeds is the local government district covering Leeds, and the local authority is Leeds City Council. The council is composed of 99 councillors, three for each of the district's wards . Elections are held three years out of four, on the first Thursday of May.
Three stars taken from the coat of arms of Sir Thomas Danby who was the first Mayor of Leeds. The golden fleece, a sign of the wool stapler, symbolises the wool industry in the city. Three owls taken from the coat of arms of Sir John Savile who was the first Alderman of Leeds. The closed steel helmet is used by civic authorities.
The Leeds Irish Elk, the skeleton of a great deer or Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus, now extinct), presented by philanthropist William Gott to Leeds Philosophical Society for their museum in 1862. It has been on display for over 150 years in the city, and is now in Leeds City Museum, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
In 2001, Leeds City Council bid for National Lottery cash, and in 2004, it was awarded £19.5 million, [4] so in 2005, the Leeds Mechanics' Institute building (designed by Cuthbert Brodrick and built 1865–1868) [5] began to be redesigned as Leeds City Museum, finally to reopen in 2008.
Leeds Town Hall - One of the city's main landmarks. Leeds in West Yorkshire, England is a tourist destination. In the 2017 Condé Nast Traveler survey of readers, Leeds rated 6th among The 15 Best Cities in the UK for visitors. [1] Lonely Planet named Leeds as one of the top 10 cities to visit in 2017. [2]