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Statue of James Wolfe

The statue of James Wolfe is a bronze statue of James Wolfe to the east of which has been Grade II listed since June 1973. Wolfe is most commonly known for his capture of in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, where he died in battle in 1759.
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Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: statue in Greenwich Park, London
  • Also known as: “General James Wolfe Statue”, “James Wolfe”, “James Wolfe Monument”, and “Statue of General Wolfe, to East of Royal Observatory”
  • Inscription: “James WOLFE 1727-1759 Victor of Quebec WOLFE THIS MONUMENT THE GIFT OF THE CANADIAN PEOPLE WAS UNVEILED ON THE FIFTH OF JUNE 1930 BY LE MARQUIS DE MONTCALM”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Observatory and Greenwich Park.

Museum
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The , Greenwich is an situated on a hill in in south east London, overlooking the to the north.

Park
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is a former hunting park in and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east . One of the eight Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed, it covers 74 hectares, and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site.

Museum
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The is a maritime museum in , . It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Statue of James Wolfe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenwich and Blackheath Royal Standard.

Town
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is an affluent area in south-east , England, within the and the ceremonial county of , 5.5 miles east-south-east of .

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the and the . Historically within the county of , it is located 1-mile northeast of , 1.5 miles south of Greenwich and 6.4 miles southeast of , the traditional centre of London.

Statue of James Wolfe

Latitude
51.47782° or 51° 28′ 40″ north
Longitude
-0.00081° or 0° 0′ 3″ west
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Inception
June 5th, 1930
Open location code
9C3XFXHX+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 463176793
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Geo­Names ID
10402811
Wiki­data ID
Q27085796
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Statue of James Wolfe” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “General James Wolfe Statue”
  • Central Kurdish: “پەیکەری فەرماندە جەیمس وۆڵفی”
  • Kurdish: “Peykerî Fermande Ceyms Woɫfî”
  • Southern Kurdish: “پەیکەری فەرماندە جەیمس وۆڵفی”
  • Swedish: “General James Wolfe Statue”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Statue of James Wolfe”. Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.