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King of the Castle Sculpture

Sculpture (20th Century)
King of the Castle Sculpture
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King of the Castle stands in Glasgow City, a twentieth-century sculpture caught between human ambition and castle memory. It is not a distant monument but a living marker, forcing the viewer to ask whether bravery belongs to the person or the place. The name suggests a challenge: a kingdom must be claimed, defended and shared.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records King of the Castle Sculpture as Sculpture (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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Photo: G Laird · CC BY-SA 2.0