Unicorn - Weymouth, UK
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N 50° 36.709 W 002° 27.231
30U E 538641 N 5606801
A sculpture of a unicorn is located next the the King George IIi monument on the Esplanade in Weymouth, Dorset, UK.
Waymark Code: WM183JV
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/23/2023
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The unicorn is one of Britain's royal symbols. It appears on the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. A large sculpture of a unicorn is located on a platform at the bottom of the King George III monument. The unicorn is lying down and wearing a gold jeweled collar.
The unicorn is a mythical animal portrayed as a white horse with a goat's beard and a single spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. It was mentioned first by the ancient Greeks and is mentioned in the Bible; but it took on much greater importance in the middle ages as an heraldic symbol and as a symbol of purity and grace. Belief in the physical existence of unicorns, by educated professionals, persisted from ancient Greece into the 19th century.
Time Period: Ancient
Approximate Date of Epic Period: Ancient Greece - 19th Century
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
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