The Building Worker
The Building Worker, also known as the Unknown Construction Worker, is a bronze statue and memorial dedicated to construction workers who have died in Great Britain while on building sites.
- Work of art
- …is a statue
- …is inscribed with “For the thousands of building workers who are today building and rebuilding towns and cities across the Unites Kingdom, we celebrate you.”
- Description: sculpture by Alan Wilson
- Established: October 11, 2006
Places of Interest Nearby
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The Tower of London
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590 feet south of The Building Worker
Tower Bridge
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White Tower
The White Tower is a former royal residence, the old keep, at the Tower of London in England.
590 feet south of The Building Worker
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldgate and Butler’s Wharf.
Aldgate
Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London.
Butler’s Wharf
Butler's Wharf is an English historic building at Shad…
The Building Worker
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Latitude
51.50964° or 51° 30′ 35″ north
Longitude
-0.07532° or 0° 4′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C3XGW5F+VV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type = statue
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“The Building Worker” goes by many names.
Անհայտ շինարարի հուշարձանArmenian
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