animal wall

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The Animal Wall is a famous Victorian-era ornamental wall at Cardiff Castle adorned with a series of sculpted animal figures.

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animal wall canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Victorian architecture
ornamental wall
tourist attraction
additionalSculpturesAdded 6
adjacentTo Bute Park
Cardiff Castle moat
architect William Burges
completionDate 1890
constructionStart 1860s
country United Kingdom
designer William Burges
era Victorian era
faces Castle Street, Cardiff
famousFor Victorian animal sculptures
ornamental animal carvings
hasDepiction anteater sculpture
bear sculpture
beaver sculpture
beaver-like rodent sculpture
hyena sculpture
kangaroo sculpture
leopard sculpture
lion sculpture
lynx sculpture
monkey sculpture
pelican sculpture
raccoon sculpture
seal sculpture
vulture sculpture
wolf sculpture
hasPart sculpted animal figures
heritageDesignation Grade I listed structure
listed building
laterSculptor Alexander Carrick
locatedIn Cardiff
Cardiff Castle
United Kingdom
Wales
material stone
numberOfSculptures 15
originalNumberOfSculptures 9
originalSculptor Thomas Nicholls
ownedBy Cardiff Council
partOf Cardiff Castle
surface form: Cardiff Castle complex
patron John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
style Gothic Revival
touristAttractionOf Cardiff

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Cardiff Castle hasPart animal wall