Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Parliament Square

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bronze statue monument outdoor sculpture public artwork

The Statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square is a bronze monument in central London honoring the Indian independence leader and symbolizing his influence on global civil rights and British-Indian history.

Aliases (1)

Mahatma Gandhi statue ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bronze statue → monument → outdoor sculpture → public artwork →
announcedBy	George Osborne →
announcementYear	2013 →
artistNationality	British →
associatedWith	India–United Kingdom relations → global civil rights movement →
category	2015 sculptures → Cultural depictions of Mahatma Gandhi → Monuments and memorials in London → Statues in London →
coordinates	51.5008°N 0.1276°W →
country	United Kingdom →
dedicatedTo	Mahatma Gandhi →
depictionBasedOn	photographs of Mahatma Gandhi in London in 1931 →
depicts	Mahatma Gandhi →
designer	Philip Jackson →
fundedBy	Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust →
governingBody	City of Westminster Council →
hasPlinth	stone plinth →
height	2.7 metres →
languageOfInscription	English →
location	City of Westminster → London → Parliament Square →
materialUsed	bronze →
partOf	Parliament Square statues →
planningPermissionGranted	2014 →
purpose	to commemorate Gandhi’s influence on global civil rights → to honor Mahatma Gandhi → to recognize Gandhi’s role in British-Indian history →
sculptor	Philip Jackson →
situatedNear	Palace of Westminster → Statue of Nelson Mandela, Parliament Square → Statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square →
subjectAttireDepicted	shawl → traditional Indian dhoti →
subjectNotableFor	non-violent civil disobedience →
subjectOccupation	Indian independence leader →
subjectReligion	Hinduism →
touristAttraction	true →
unveiledBy	Amitabh Bachchan → Arun Jaitley → William Hague →
unveiledOn	2015-03-14 →
yearCompleted	2015 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tavistock Square ("Mahatma Gandhi statue") →	hasMonument
Parliament Square →	hasStatue
Statue of James Outram, Parliament Square →	locatedNear
Statue of Nelson Mandela, Parliament Square →	nearbyMonument
Statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square →	situatedNextTo