Statue_of_Queen_Victoria_(Victoria,_British_Columbia)

Statue of Queen Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia)

Statue of Queen Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia)

Statue in Victoria, British Columbia

The statue of Queen Victoria is a bronze sculpture depicting Queen Victoria by British artist Albert Bruce-Joy, installed outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, in Victoria, British Columbia. The 4-metre (13 ft) statue was commissioned by Richard McBride in 1912, and completed in 1914. World War I delayed the sculpture's unveiling until 1921.[1] The statue was vandalized in 2021.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "Outdoor Self-Guided Walking Tour" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Protesters deface statue of Queen Victoria at B.C. legislature". CTV News Vancouver Island. 11 June 2021.


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