Friday, 18 March 2016

Centennial Park, statue, Sir Henry Parkes

This statue of Sir Henry Parkes is located at the intersection of Parkes Drive and Hamilton Drive in Centennial Park. It was sculpted in bronze by Alan Sommerville in 1996 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the death of Sir Henry Parkes. It replaced a marble sculpture erected on this sandstone pedestal in 1897, which was vandalised and removed in 1971. Sir Henry Parkes was the Premier of New South Wales and has been referred to as the "Father of Federation" due to his movement for a national federation of the six colonies of Australia.
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19 comments:

  1. HalcyonFriday, 18 March 2016 at 00:50:00 GMT+11

    Quite the distinguished gent!

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  2. William KendallFriday, 18 March 2016 at 02:41:00 GMT+11

    Well accomplished, it seems!

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  3. MersadFriday, 18 March 2016 at 02:48:00 GMT+11

    Love the statue. Looks really good in that setting.

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  4. joannaFriday, 18 March 2016 at 11:22:00 GMT+11

    Love the way his coat is flapping in the wind.
    joanna

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  5. HelsFriday, 18 March 2016 at 11:25:00 GMT+11

    We have a lot to be thankful for, when it comes to Henry Parkes. Federation of the six colonies of Australia came about peacefully, in a timely manner and with everyone on board.

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  6. LewFriday, 18 March 2016 at 13:47:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful spot to commemorate his work!

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  7. Yogi♪♪♪Friday, 18 March 2016 at 14:29:00 GMT+11

    Very nice statue and your post made me realize how little I know about Australia's history.

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  8. Photo CacheFriday, 18 March 2016 at 14:57:00 GMT+11

    Very impressive statue.

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  9. AnonymousFriday, 18 March 2016 at 16:30:00 GMT+11

    It was a great sculptor that made that statue once, great details. And I like the contrasts of color in your image, the copper green against the blue and red.

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  10. DianneFriday, 18 March 2016 at 19:33:00 GMT+11

    Quite a dapper gentleman

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  11. NatureFootstepFriday, 18 March 2016 at 20:24:00 GMT+11

    beautiful artwork :)

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  12. Jan K. alias AfanjaFriday, 18 March 2016 at 21:38:00 GMT+11

    Great! Seems to be quite a windy location ... ;-)

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  13. Minoru SaitoFriday, 18 March 2016 at 21:48:00 GMT+11

    Hi! Nice capture. Thanks for sharing.

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  14. rupam sarmaFriday, 18 March 2016 at 23:06:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful

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  15. carol l mckennaSaturday, 19 March 2016 at 04:09:00 GMT+11

    Great statue ~ great sky shot!

    Happy Weekend to you ~ ^_^

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  16. MariaSaturday, 19 March 2016 at 07:08:00 GMT+11

    Thank you for sharing about Sydney!

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  17. LindaSaturday, 19 March 2016 at 15:42:00 GMT+11

    Nice statue! They should have named the park Parkes Park!

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  18. JoyfulSunday, 20 March 2016 at 05:47:00 GMT+11

    Lovely photo.

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  19. Melbourne Australia PhotosThursday, 24 March 2016 at 07:10:00 GMT+11

    Hope this one is not vandalised, Jim. The floral background makes the statue stand out.
    Many thanks for participating in the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

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