Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial
Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial is a memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland. Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial is situated nearby to Norwegian War Memorial, as well as near Scottish American Memorial.Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: statue in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Wojtek Memorial”
- Inscription: “In memory of the Polish men and women who fought for your freedom and ours”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain.
Edinburgh Castle
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. Edinburgh Castle is situated 840 feet southeast of Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial.
Ross Fountain
Fountain
Photo: Jdforrester, CC BY 1.0.
Ross Fountain is a cast-iron structure located in West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. It was installed in 1872 and restored in 2018.
Scottish National Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street. The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. Scottish National Gallery is situated 1,300 feet east of Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Town and Moray Estate.
New Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Town of Edinburgh is 250 years old, in contrast to the Old Town settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.
Moray Estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Brian McNeil, CC BY 3.0.
The Moray Estate, also known as the Moray Feu, is an early 19th century building venture attaching the west side of the New Town, Edinburgh. Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it has been described as a masterpiece of urban planning.
Old Town
Photo: PerryPlanet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".
Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial
- Categories: statue and historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95077° or 55° 57′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.20213° or 3° 12′ 8″ westInception
2015Open location code
9C7RXQ2X+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 505364483OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q66604758
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Norwegian War Memorial and Scottish American Memorial.
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