‘Poised’
Unveiled in 2017, ‘Poised’ by artist Andy Scott, creator of the Kelpies sculpture in Falkirk, sits within Aberdeen’s Marsichal Square development. This leopard sculpture, poised to pounce, is constructed from steel, weighs more than two tonnes and stands 15 metres high, atop a plinth in the atrium in the heart of Marischal Square. The leopard is a symbol of Aberdeen, and two leopards appear on the city’s coat of arms. According to legend, the beasts were granted by James I as a gesture of thanks to the burgh for underwriting his expenses while he was held captive in England.
‘Poised’
Unveiled in 2017, ‘Poised’ by artist Andy Scott, creator of the Kelpies sculpture in Falkirk, sits within Aberdeen’s Marsichal Square development. This leopard sculpture, poised to pounce, is constructed from steel, weighs more than two tonnes and stands 15 metres high, atop a plinth in the atrium in the heart of Marischal Square. The leopard is a symbol of Aberdeen, and two leopards appear on the city’s coat of arms. According to legend, the beasts were granted by James I as a gesture of thanks to the burgh for underwriting his expenses while he was held captive in England.