So, in Glasgow in front of the Gallery of Modern Art, there is a statue of the Duke of Wellington... and he always has a traffic cone on his head.
Don't really know what to say about this one, but I thought it was a joke (probably a n.e.d., Google it, which is how it started), here is a clip from wikipedia;
Outside the Gallery stands an equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington which permanently has a traffic cone on its head. For many years the authorities regularly removed cones, only for them to be replaced (often the following night) by someone climbing the nearly 20 foot statue. The jauntily placed cone has come to represent, particularly in tourist guidebooks, the city's light-hearted attitude to authority, and the city authorities no longer remove Wellington's cone hat. One exception was on the occasion of Glasgow hosting the 2002 UEFA Champions League final, when the cone was replaced by a football-patterned hat bearing the logo of one of the tournament sponsors, Amstel.
1 comment:
That is awesome that the mounted horseman has a cone on his head!!!! I really need to see this. Maybe when i come and visit you guys.
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