Erection date: 1988
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St. Volodymyr, ruler of Ukraine 980-1015, erected by Ukrainians in Great Britain in 1988 to celebrate the establishment of christianity in Ukraine by St. Volodymyr in 988.
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Mol Leo 87
Guss Strehle
W11, Holland Park Avenue
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Saint Volodymyr
Prince, born in Pskov, now in Russia. Also known as Vladimir I of Kyiv and Vl...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Saint Volodymyr
The sculptor's name is inscribed on the stone below the feet.
{On the base of the statue:} Herbert Chapman - Arsenal Manager 1925 - 1934.
Excluding the allegories (such as Knowledge) there are 36 statues on the two public façades of the V&A Museum, on Exhibition Road and...
This is one of only a handful of statues in London unveiled while the subject was still alive. The others are listed at Fenner Brockway.
The inspiration for the statue was the sculptor's daughter Kate skipping in the garden. It was created to celebrate the opening of the ne...
