Wind’s Up
Wind’s Up is a work of art in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Wind’s Up is situated nearby to the square James Center Plaza, as well as near the office building Truist Place.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia State Capitol and Main Street Banking Historic District.
Virginia State Capitol
Government office
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the state capital. It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619. Virginia State Capitol is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Wind’s Up.
Main Street Banking Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Main Street Banking Historic District is a national historic district located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 19 contributing buildings located south of the Virginia State Capitol and west of the Shockoe Slip Historic District. Main Street Banking Historic District is situated 550 feet northeast of Wind’s Up.
Virginia Supreme Court Building
Courthouse
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Virginia Supreme Court Building is a courthouse, which is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Wind’s Up.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Downtown Richmond.
Shockoe Slip
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former James River and Kanawha Canal.
Downtown Richmond
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.
Monroe Ward
Neighborhood
Photo: Jhw57, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monroe Ward is a historic neighborhood in Downtown Richmond. It is east of the Fan district and includes several apartment buildings, usually with VCU students living in them.
Wind’s Up
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53705° or 37° 32′ 13″ northLongitude
-77.43707° or 77° 26′ 14″ westInception
November 1986Open location code
8794GHP7+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 7682158122OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include James Center Plaza and Truist Place.
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