Well, it is snowing today in London... but enough of that. On a sunnier day, I took the above photo. It is a picture of the Asia statue decorating the Albert Memorial opposite the Albert Hall, both of which you can see in the title photo of this blog. The memorial was opened in 1872 and the chief sculptor was Hugh Henry Armstead. The above statue is one of four, one at each corner, depicting Asia, The Americas, Africa and Europe. There are also another four representing manufacturing, commerce, agriculture and science, plus a frieze showing 169 artists of various types.
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