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Queen Victoria Statue Returns to Dublin
2016-04-12 13:07:41 Post No. 38267
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Queen Victoria Statue Returns to Dublin
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2016-04-12 13:07:41
Post No. 38267
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) has issued a proposal to return a sculpture of the Queen Victoria, made by Irish sculptor John Hughes in 1908, to Dublin's planned new pedestrianised plaza at College Green. The statue is currently in Sydney, Australia, where it has stood outside the Queen Victoria Building since 1987, when the Irish government donated it on permanent loan.
So far this proposal has proved extremely controversial, with protesters adamant that it is an "unwanted relic of a bygone era", while those in favour of the statue's return argue that it is an accomplished piece of art by an acclaimed Irish sculptor, one that we should be proud of regardless of its historical relevance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Queen_Victoria,_Sydney#Proposed_Return_to_Ireland
