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Isaac Dodgson

I kinda wanna say no, but hey i found a statue with a crest on it!

King Robert the Bruce...it's in Scotland I know it doesn't fit the theme...but hey, i found one with a crest, i get a gold star for the day

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:46 am

Gerri · Veteran Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 84

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:50 am

Isaac Dodgson

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:11 am

brodie

Nope, unfortunately, the KGV (almost typed KGB :S lol) statue doesn't have a full plinth nor a crest, and lol, unfortunately, the RtB statue is incorrect as well (check out the base of the picture; there's a second, thin platform at the very bottom that RtB doesn't have).

The search is still on.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:51 am

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**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:56 am

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Guys, I blew up the picture of the statue really big and picked out a couple of details that I think might help us nail the statue - 'cos so far, I've been having NO luck.

HEAD (this makes me think we should be looking for a statue of a QUEEN)

BASE (what's going on here? two paths meeting? or what?)

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:47 am

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brodie

Forgive me, but this totally deserves the double post.

I FOUND THE "BEACH"/"SHORELINE".

No, seriously.

It's the Gulf of Corinth, looking out from Delphi.

Yes, for real.

Compare.

Here's a picture.

Here's the drawing.

The picture I found isn't the right angle, but you can see details included in the drawing in the photo - the mountains at the back, the white hill-thing at the valley floor, etc.

Unfortunately, this means we have to widen our search for the statue. The Gulf of Corinth is not in Athens, obviously.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:59 am

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jasper · Unfettered Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 560 Location: Texas

About our statue- I keep wondering if it really is wearing a crown or if those are birds perched on the statue's head. I think the detail at the bottom shows a brick paved area, or a tiled roof. I've viewed a lot of interesting sculpture in the search, but that plinth is something else. Doesn't it look sort of undercut in the middle- or like a slightly bigger block is sitting on the bottom block?

I don't know if I buy Delphi for our pile of rocks. But I'm looking at it at 5:30 am without my glasses and haven't finished my coffee yet.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:37 am

myf

The statue looks to me like it's a statue of a king, and is on a base in the middle of a paved/cobbled area (maybe a town/village centre). It looks fairly British to me, but then I'm not an expert of statues elsewhere.

When I first saw the drawing, it made me think of the King Alfred statue in Wantage, but I've since found pictures of that one, and it's not our one.

Oh, and I did have a look through Flickr at photos tagged "London" and "statue", just out of a faint hope it might appear in there, but didn't find anything similar.

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Two things that might help other people:

Here is a link ot the Public Monument and Sculpture Association . I scanned London for Statue, but no hit. So London might be wrong.

One picture of King Louis (St. Louis) did have at least a similar crown and St. Louis is also on the list of olympic cities. Perhaps there is such a statue. But I have had no luck in finding one Sad

And I am not so sure about the Delphi Drawing.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:10 am

AC07 · Greenhorn Joined: 21 Mar 2008 Posts: 5

Another (gorgeous) coast possibility:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ledasgreece/41126558/in/set-72157594173773419/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwweirdbernd/184145298/

Zante, Greece.

Looks like the top left part of the coast drawing.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:44 am

aceituna · Boot Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 44

Think I found your statue

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:47 am

Elizabeth123 · Decorated Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 285

Brilliant, Aceituna...That's definitely it!!! And welcome! This is probably the most useful first post anybody's made.

Worshippy

ETA: Wikipedia page with the location, at Coimbra University in Portugal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_of_Portugal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Coimbra

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:50 am

danteIL · Unfictologist Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1990

Wowow! Way to go -- I don't know how you found that, but I am very glad you did!!

This picture shows the base and the surroundings.. I guess some of those posters and stuff weren't there in 1918 Smile

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:04 am

aceituna · Boot Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 44

Thanks , I'm just very pleased I could help out. I've been watching on the sidelines for a week or so and have been dieing to do something!

I think that the bio of King Dinas is rather significant. He was a peace and justice loving king, and I have to admit that that's what I think the olympics are really about, building bridges of understanding between "worlds", and perhaps that is what is behind this whole thing.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:07 am