Man Standing on a Lion Sculpture

Man Standing on a Lion Sculpture is a work of art in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ashanti Region. Man Standing on a Lion Sculpture is situated near the church Wesley Methodist Cathedral, as well as near Akwaaba Fountain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wesley Methodist Cathedral and Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.

Wesley Methodist Cathedral

Church

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Wesley Methodist Cathedral is a Methodist cathedral located in Kumasi, Ghana. Wesley is the largest Methodist church in the area, and is the center of the episcopal area in Adum, Kumasi.

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly

Government office

Photo: ZSM, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in Ghana. It forms part of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana with Kumasi being its administrative capital. Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is situated 1 km south of Man Standing on a Lion Sculpture.

St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi

Church

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The St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic cathedral and basilica dedicated to Saint Peter located in Kumasi, Ghana. The church is the seat of the Archdiocese of Kumasi. The church was dedicated on 2 June 2004. St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi is situated 630 metres east of Man Standing on a Lion Sculpture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kumasi and Nhyiaeso.

Kumasi

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Kumasi is the main city of the Ashanti-Kwahu region of Ghana. It is a vibrant city and the cultural cradle of Ghana. Kumasi is famous for its vast Kejetia market, the largest in West Africa, and for the traditional Asante buildings of the region, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Nhyiaeso

Suburb

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Nhyiaeso is a suburb of Kumasi. Kumasi is the regional capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is a residential area in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.

Danyame

Suburb

Danyame is suburb of Kumasi. Kumasi is the regional capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is a residential area in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. It is about 1 kilometre northwards from centre of the regional capital.

Man Standing on a Lion Sculpture

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Category: tourism
Location: Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ashanti Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

6.69421° or 6° 41′ 39″ north

Longitude

-1.62333° or 1° 37′ 24″ west

Open location code

6CRWM9VG+MM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5521150224

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Akwaaba Fountain and Kumasi Central Prison.

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