Hibernia statue
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The Hibernia statue is an allegorical sculpture representing Ireland that crowns the pediment of Dublin’s General Post Office, one of the city’s most iconic nationalist symbols.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical sculpture
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national personification → public sculpture → |
| associatedWith |
General Post Office, Dublin
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O’Connell Street, Dublin → |
| country |
Ireland
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| crowns |
pediment of the General Post Office, Dublin
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| culturalContext |
Irish independence movement
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Irish nationalism → |
| depicts |
female figure
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personification of Ireland → |
| flankedBy |
allegorical statue of Fidelity
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allegorical statue of Mercury → |
| genre |
allegorical art
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neoclassical sculpture → |
| hasPart |
attributes of sovereignty
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classical drapery → |
| hasRole |
civic symbol of Dublin
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nationalist symbol → |
| heritageDesignation |
symbol of Irish national heritage
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| imageUsedIn |
representations of the General Post Office, Dublin
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tourism promotion for Dublin → |
| inception |
19th century
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| locatedIn |
Dublin
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Ireland → |
| locatedOn |
roofline of the General Post Office, Dublin
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| material |
stone
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| notableFor |
prominent visibility on O’Connell Street
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role as a nationalist symbol in Dublin → |
| partOf |
architectural decoration of the General Post Office, Dublin
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façade of the General Post Office, Dublin → |
| position |
central figure of the GPO pediment statuary group
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| represents |
Hibernia
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Ireland → |
| symbolizes |
Ireland as a female figure
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Irish identity → Irish nation → Irish nationalism → |
| usedAs |
iconic image of Dublin
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iconic image of Irish nationalism → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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General Post Office, Dublin
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hasStatue |