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Džordžs Armitsteds ar dzīvesbiedri

George Armitstead with his Spouse

Riga 1847 - 1912
engineer, entrepreneur and the 4th Mayor of Riga
(Wikipedia)

Andris Vārpa
Denis Gochiyayev (St. Petersburg)
2006

Rīga / Džordžs Armitsteds ar dzīvesbiedri

Description

Bronze statue of George Armitstead, his wife Cecile Pychlau and his dog.

Inscription(s)

DŽORDŽS ARMITSTEDS, RĪGAS PILSĒTAS GALVA (1901-1912)
AR DZĪVESBIEDRI SESILU PIHLAU
atklāja vinasmajestāte karaliene elizabete ii 2006. gada 18. oktoberī
Jevgenija Gomberga un Rodnija Redklifa dāvinājums

GEORGE ARMITSTEAD, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF RIGA (1901-1912)
WITH HIS SPOUSE CECILE PYCHLAU.
unveiled by her majesty queen elizabeth ii on october 18, 2006
Commissioned by Eugene Gomberg and Rodney Radcliffe

Signature

AV (once at the base of the statue of the couple and one at that of the dog).

Annotation

Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh revealed this memorial statue of George Armitstead, his wife and dog, on his 160th birthday.

Artist

Andris Vārpa (Riga 1950), Latvian sculptor (Biography).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Kanālmalas apstādījumi.
Rīgas pieminekļu aģentüra.

Location (N 56°57'0" - E 24°6'50") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lv041; Photograph: 10 July 2013
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