Homage to Leonardo
Homage to Leonardo, sometimes referred to as Vitruvian Man for being a representation of the drawing of the same name by Leonardo da Vinci, is an outdoor statue by Italian sculptor Enzo Plazzotta, located at Belgrave Square in central London, United Kingdom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Beata May, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: sculpture by Enzo Plazzotta
- Also known as: “Vitruvian Man”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Belgrave Square.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
Belgrave Square
Garden
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgrave Square is a large 19th-century garden square in London. It is the centrepiece of Belgravia, and its architecture resembles the original scheme of property contractor Thomas Cubitt who engaged George Basevi for all of the terraces for the 2nd Earl Grosvenor, later the 1st Marquess of Westminster, in the 1820s.
Embassy of Ireland
Government office
Photo: Aquintero82, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Embassy of Ireland in London is the diplomatic mission of Ireland in the United Kingdom. Ireland also maintains a Passport and Visa Office at 114A Cromwell Road, South Kensington. Embassy of Ireland is situated 710 feet northeast of Homage to Leonardo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belgravia and Victoria.
Belgravia
Suburb
Photo: Paul Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgravia is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.
Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Victoria is an area of Westminster, Central London in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street, opened 1851.
Knightsbridge
Suburb
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.
Homage to Leonardo
- Categories: statue and tourism
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49938° or 51° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
-0.1527° or 0° 9′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C3XFRXW+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8953988705OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q18160599
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