art.wikisort.org - SculptureThe Battle of Britain Memorial is a monument to aircrew who flew in the Battle of Britain. It is sited on the White Cliffs at Capel-le-Ferne, near Folkestone, on the coast of Kent.
Not to be confused with the Battle of Britain Monument in London.
The Battle of Britain Memorial |
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 Statue of a seated pilot at the Battle of Britain Memorial |
For the RAF casualties of the Battle of Britain |
Unveiled | 9 July 1993 |
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Location | near |
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Designed by | Harry Gray |
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History
It was initiated by the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, and opened by the Queen Mother on 9 July 1993. It is formed of a large propeller-shaped base, with the figure of a seated pilot carved by Harry Gray sitting at the centre. The propeller shape has led the monument to be considered a hill figure.
Also on the site are replicas of a Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire and the Christopher Foxley-Norris Memorial Wall, on which appears the names of the almost 3,000 fighter aircrew who flew in the Battle.
In October 2010 The Duchess of Cornwall unveiled a bust of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park by sculptor Will Davies at the site.
The Wing
The new visitor centre, 'The Wing' is an eye-catching design in the shape of a Spitfire wing, complete with dihedral angle. Architects Godden Allen Lawn along with consulting engineers Crofton Consulting were appointed to undertake the building design with contractors Epps Construction undertaking the construction work.[1][2] The building was opened by Her Majesty the Queen on 26 March 2015 and won 'Project of the Year' at the 2016 Kent Design and Development awards.[3]
Conceived as an experience rather than a museum the building contains The Scramble Experience; a central ‘cockpit’ area with an open balcony offering superb views across the Channel to France, from where the Luftwaffe would have appeared in 1940. A high-tech screen is used to superimpose historical film of incoming German aircraft over the real view of the same scene.
- Battle of Britain Memorial
Memorial Wall
Spitfire Replica
References
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Hill figures |
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Humanoid |
- Cerne Abbas Giant
- Long Man of Wilmington
- Firle Corn
- Atacama Giant
- Marree Man
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Horses |
- Alton Barnes White Horse
- Broad Town White Horse
- Cherhill White Horse
- Devizes White Horse
- Folkestone White Horse
- Hackpen White Horse
- Kilburn White Horse
- Litlington White Horse
- Marlborough White Horse
- Osmington White Horse
- Pewsey White Horse
- Red Horse of Tysoe
- Uffington White Horse
- Westbury White Horse
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Other |
- Battalion Park
- Battle of Britain Memorial
- Bulford Kiwi
- Effigy Mounds National Monument
- Fovant Badges
- Lenham Cross
- Paracas Candelabra
- Shoreham Memorial Cross
- South San Francisco hillside sign
- Whiteleaf Cross
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Related art |
- Geoglyph
- White Horse Flag
- Hillside letters
- Hill figures in Wiltshire
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Das Battle of Britain Memorial ist ein Denkmal für die britischen Flugzeugbesatzungen, die an der Luftschlacht um England teilnahmen. Es befindet sich in der Grafschaft Kent auf den Kreidefelsen von Dover bei Capel-le-Ferne, ca. 500 m vom Meer entfernt. Das Denkmal hat aus der Luft gesehen die Form eines dreiflügeligen Propellers mit einem Durchmesser von ungefähr 80 m. Auf der Propellernabe befindet sich die von Harry Gray geschaffene steinerne Statue eines sitzenden Piloten. Westlich davon befinden sich die Nachbildungen zweier Jagdflugzeuge, einer Hawker Hurricane und einer Supermarine Spitfire sowie die Christopher Foxley-Norris Memorial Wall, an der die Namen all jener (knapp 3000) gelistet sind, die an der Luftschlacht um England teilgenommen haben.
- [en] Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne
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