Statue of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II -- Winnipeg, MB
N 49° 53.064 W 097° 08.273
14U E 633768 N 5527440
This statue of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was moved from its original home in front of the centennial Concert Hall to neat Manitoba's Government House in 2010.
Waymark Code: WMJXR7
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 01/13/2014
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This statue of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was created to commemorate her 1970 visit to Manitoba and speech before the Provincial Assembly. It was placed in front of the Centennial Concert Hall at 555 Main Street in Winnipeg, where it remained for 40 years.
In 2010 the statue was moved and replaced in the center of the Queen Elizabeth II Gardens next to Manitoba's Government House. The Queen and her husband HRH the Duke of Edinburgh unveiled this statue in its new location on their visit to Manitoba in 2010.
A dual-language bronze plaque on the base of the statue reads (in English) as follows:
"A statue of Queen Elizabeth II in the gardens adjacent to Government House was sculpted by Manitoba artist Leo Mol in commemoration of Her Majesty’s address to the Legislative Assembly during the provincial centennial in 1970.
Originally situated at the Centennial Concert Hall, the statue was relocated to its present site in 2010.
It was unveiled by the Queen and Prince Philip, during a Royal Visit to Winnipeg
3 July 2010"
Original Location: N 49° 53.980 W 097° 08.273
How it was moved: Wheels / Dolly / Truck
Type of move: Inside City
Building Status: Public
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