William Shakespeare Memorial - Sydney, Australia
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S 33° 51.954 E 151° 12.840
56H E 334797 N 6251277
The Shakespeare Memorial is a statue group imortalising the famous playwright, William Shakespeare, in Sydney, Australia.
Waymark Code: WM41D5
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 06/23/2008
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The memorial was built in 1926 by Sir Bertram MacKennal and was commissioned by Henry Gullett, a former president of the Shakespeare Society of New South Wales. It depicts not only Shakespeare but five of his most famous characters - Hamlet, Romeo, Juliet, Portia and Falstaff.
In 1959 the statue was repositioned to make way for the Cahill Expressway.
Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait
If other, please explain::
It is located in Shakespeare Place, between the Mitchell Library (part of the State Library of New South Wales) and the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Property Type:: Public
Date of event:: 1926
URL for Additional Information:: [Web Link]
Location notes:: Not listed
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