Archive for the tag 'Statues'

The eighteenth-century lead urns and shepherds on the Aviary Terrace are from the workshop of the Flemish sculptor John van Nost.  The statues have been restored and painted with a finish resembling weathered lead although they were probably originally painted in more life-like colours.

11 Comments CherryPie on Apr 10th 2012

In the grounds just outside the cafeteria, next to the nature centre and planetarium are a number of statues which feature Gods and their related planets.  These statues stretched out into the woodlands back to the car park.  There was speculation on whether the distances between them was representative to the distances between the planets.  [...]

19 Comments CherryPie on Nov 24th 2010