Where's the Cone?
This is the famous Wellington Statue in Royal Exchange Square outside the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. The statue normally has a traffic cone on its head. The equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti, was erected in 1844. Capping the statue with a traffic cone has become a traditional practice in the city. The statue is a Category-A listed monument and due to minor damage and the potential for injury that the placing of cones involves, the practice has been discouraged by Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police. In a bid to reduce the cost of removing traffic cones from the statue, alleged to be £10,000 a year, the Labour-led Glasgow City Council put forward plans in November 2013 to double the height of its plinth as part of a £65,000 restoration project. The plans were withdrawn after widespread public opposition, spearheaded by a Facebook campaign called "Keep the Cone".
Where's the Cone?
This is the famous Wellington Statue in Royal Exchange Square outside the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. The statue normally has a traffic cone on its head. The equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti, was erected in 1844. Capping the statue with a traffic cone has become a traditional practice in the city. The statue is a Category-A listed monument and due to minor damage and the potential for injury that the placing of cones involves, the practice has been discouraged by Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police. In a bid to reduce the cost of removing traffic cones from the statue, alleged to be £10,000 a year, the Labour-led Glasgow City Council put forward plans in November 2013 to double the height of its plinth as part of a £65,000 restoration project. The plans were withdrawn after widespread public opposition, spearheaded by a Facebook campaign called "Keep the Cone".