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Piccadilly Circus with 'Eros' enclosed in a birdcage structure for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, London

RIBA Ref No RIBA38675
Architect/DesignerCasson, Sir Hugh Maxwell (1910-1999)
Gilbert, Sir Alfred (1854-1934)
Artist/PhotographerGalwey, Reginald Hugo de Burgh (1917-1971)
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1953
Image Date1953
ViewExterior
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAPT Box 71 - Coronation
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditArchitectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
SubjectFantastic architecture ; Coronation decorations ; Advertising ; Statues
NOTES: The statue of Eros was designed by Sir Arthur Gilbert and erected in 1893. Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.
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