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The peace statue, some 30 ft tall, depicts an angel of peace, holding an orb and an olive branch. It is in fact a memorial to Edward VII, ‘The Peacemaker’, who convalesced several times in Brighton and restored some of the town’s fashionable reputation.
The Edward VII Memorial, commonly known as the Peace Statue or Peace Memorial, is a statue on the boundary of Brighton and Hove on the English south coast. The monument was built in 1912 and sculpted by Newbury Abbot Trent.
Jan 5, 2023 · According to local legends, the Peace Statue was originally intended to be facing the sea so that ships and boats could see it when they passed. However, it was decided that the angel...
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The peace statue, some 30 ft tall, depicts an angel of peace, holding an orb and an olive branch. It is in fact a memorial to Edward VII, 'The Peacemaker', who convalesced several times in Brighton and restored some of the town's fashionable reputation.
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Jun 22, 2021 · For the creators of the statue and South Korean activists, the memorial is a symbol for peace; after all, it is the Statue of Peace. For the Japanese government, the sculpture signifies the very opposite of peace: conflict, friction, and embarrassment.
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If you walk along the Seafront from Brighton to Hove, the Peace Statue is an iconic piece of Art that brings the two towns together, worth a Gander
