STATUE
A representation in the round of a living being, allegorical personage, eminent person or animal, etc, sculptured, moulded or cast in marble, metal, plaster, etc.
Classifications
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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
> Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces
> Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces
>>> Sculpture
>>> Sculpture
>>>> Statue
>>>> Statue
![STATUE. View of Roe Deer Statue from south, Balmoral Castle. SC00769199.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00769199.jpg)
![STATUE. View from NW SC00989943.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00989943.jpg)
![STATUE. View of the Wallace Statue under construction with W Grant Stevenson sitting at the base, Aberdeen. SC01207608.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC01207608.jpg)
![STATUE. General view of the Robert The Bruce Statue, looking west north west. DP00188951.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00188951.jpg)
![STATUE. View of John Wilson Statue, Princes Street, Edinburgh, with Old Town in background.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.25: MR DOG ALBUM. DP00252966.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00252966.jpg)
Related Terms
Term | Note |
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COLUMN | Use for free standing column. |
OBELISK | A stone pillar, square or rectangular in cross section, with a pyramidal top. Used as a public, funerary or garden monument. |
PEDESTAL | A support or base, generally for a column or statue. |
PLINTH | A block or slab on which a pedestal, column, or statue is placed. |
URN (GARDEN) | A garden ornament, usually of stone or metal, in the form of a vase used to receive the ashes of the dead. When associated with prehistoric cremation burials use CINERARY URN from Objects Thesaurus. |