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The Robert Burns Memorial is an outdoor memorial and statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns, located in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Robert Burns Memorial
The memorial in 2015
ArtistGeorge Anderson Lawson
Year1928 (1928)
LocationVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°17′50″N 123°08′05″W

Description


Located at the southern approach to the park near Coal Harbour, upon a tall light-coloured stone plinth, a standing Robert Burns facing the south towards the southern entrance. A plaque appears on the front with his name, followed clockwise of reliefs of scenes from his poems, To a Mountain Daisy (1786), The Cotter's Saturday Night (1785), and Tam O'Shanter (1790).


History


The sculpture was dedicated on August 25, 1928, becoming the first statue erected in Vancouver.[2]


See also



References


  1. Bigelow, Sue. "Robert Burns Statue in Stanley Park". Archived from the original on 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  2. Bigelow, Sue (January 24, 2014). "The Robert Burns Memorial in Stanley Park - AuthentiCity". Vancouver Archives. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2016.





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