Prince Albert - Sydney, NSW, Australia,
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member paulspaper
S 33° 52.182 E 151° 12.720
56H E 334620 N 6250852
Quick Description: Prince Albert Statue (aka "Albert the Good"). Located across the street from his wife, Queen Victoria.
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 2/4/2009 10:34:58 AM
Waymark Code: WM5QY3
Published By: Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
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Long Description:
On the eastern side of Macquarie Street at Queen's Square facing the statue of his wife Queen Victoria, Sydney, Australia.

A 9 foot high bronze statue of Prince Albert on a marble plinth. The statue depicts the Prince dressed in the robes of the Order of the Garter, holding a scroll in one hand and a sceptre in the other. The scroll shows the Crystal Palace in London, which the Prince had built for the Great Exhibition of 1851. On the half column, behind the scroll, is a portrait of Albert's beloved Queen Victoria as a young woman.
Monarch Ranking: Grand Duke or Prince / Grand Duchess or Princess

Proper Title and Name of Monarch: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Country or Empire of Influence: Great Britain

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