Erection date: 9/9/2012
Nike (pronounced Neekay)
Ancient Greek goddess of victory.
Spirit of the Games sculptor, Pavlos Angelos Kougioumtzis.
We think the last line of the plaque means that Kougioumtzis is the sculptor of the Spirit of the Games, not, as we first read it that he is, himself, the Spirit of the Games who is also the sculptor.
SE18, Number 1 Street, Main Guardhouse
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Nike Statue - Plaque 2
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Nike Statue - Plaque 2
Sculptor. Born in Drama, Macedonia, Greece. 2018: Versions of his statue of ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Nike Statue - Plaque 2
{Below an image of the Olympic torch:} A gift from the people of ancient Olym...
Presented to the Mayor and Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Councill...
Ancient Olympia is the site of the original games and remains the source of t...
{Below an image of the discus thrower:} The Ancient Games The ancient Olympic...
Currently, 2011, used by the National Opera as a studio. The current building is a hall, opened in 1883, with a total of 6 plaques all on...
Note: This is not the site where the V2 fell, that is Hughes Mansions, 2 streets over to the east, where there is another plaque.
The plaque was originally unveiled on the 6th December 2001. It was taken down two years later but re-erected in 2010. Report in the Bro...
The corridor with the two busts, plaque and glass display area is on the ground floor of the Hunter wing.
2021: This plaque has been replaced with a similar plaque, re-branded to promote 'London Bridge City' rather than 'Pool of London'.
