Polish Thanksgiving

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Reference WMO/133290

Address:

Royal Festival Hall

Southbank Centre

Belvedere Road

Lambeth

SE1 8XX

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Figure sculpture
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Marble
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A bronze abstract statue, by Bronislaw Kubica, of Fryderyk Chopin set on a octagonal marble base, in the porch of the main entrance to the Royal Festival Hall. The left inscription on the base commemorates the 2011 restoration.
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[left] Unveiled by / HRH The Duke Of Gloucester KG GCVO / on the 18th May 2011 in the presence of / Her Excellency Ms Barbara Tuge-Erecinska, / Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in / the United Kingdom, following restoration / work by the Polish Heritage Society (UK)./ [front] Fryderyk Chopin / 1810-1849 / 'Simplicity is the highest goal / achievable when you have / overcome all difficulties' / [right] This statue of Fryderyk Chopin / by Bronislaw Kubica was a gift from / the Polish nation in 1975 to thank / the British people for their sacrifice / in the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 / 'For your freedom and ours.' /

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