Robert Burns Memorial, Stanley Park Explained

Robert Burns Memorial
Italic Title:no
Artist:George Anderson Lawson
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates:49.2972°N -123.1347°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

The Robert Burns Memorial is an outdoor memorial and statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns, located in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Description

The statue stands on a tall, light-coloured stone plinth. It is located at the southern approach to the park near Coal Harbour, with Burns facing towards the southern entrance. There is a plaque on the front with his name, followed by reliefs of scenes from his poems "To a Mountain Daisy" (1786), "The Cotter's Saturday Night" (1785), and "Tam O'Shanter" (1790).

History

The sculpture was dedicated on August 25, 1928, and was the first statue erected in Vancouver.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Burns Statue in Stanley Park. Sue. Bigelow. 2021-12-18. 2021-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218042923/https://stanleyparkvan.com/stanley-park-van-statue-robert-burns.html/. live.
  2. Web site: Vancouver Archives . The Robert Burns Memorial in Stanley Park - AuthentiCity . Sue . Bigelow . January 24, 2014 . July 27, 2016 . April 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422140528/https://www.vancouverarchives.ca/2014/01/24/the-robert-burns-memorial-in-stanley-park/ . live .