Question of the week: London's full of public artworks - do you have a favourite? "There is lots of public art (mostly statuary) in Hyde Park, but one that you shouldn't miss is the Wellington Monument at Hyde Park Corner.
The Monument is, in total, 36 feet high (including the mound and the granite base), with the highlight being the 18-foot-high statue of Achilles.
It is remarkable in a number of ways: the statue was made from re-melted enemy cannon, and it was so big that they had to knock down a wall to get it into the park. Ironically, as the monument was publicly funded by women, it was the first public male nude in London since antiquity - causing not a little stir in the London of 1822."
- Kris
* Photo by drinksmachine, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.
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