> Something I've always managed to not notice, until today:
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> There's a statue of Abraham Lincoln on Parliament Square, facing Big Ben. I don't know what he did to have the English Government honour him in this way, but more interesting than that are a couple of artistic touches.
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> 1) Around the pedestal is a row of 32 stars (6 on the front and back, 10 on each side). The only meaning I can think of is the number of states in the US. Does anyone know how many there were in Lincoln's day?
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> 2) Lincoln is depicted as if he has just stood up from a chair, the back of which bears a very Roman looking eagle.
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> Does anyone know whether these might represent anything, or am I just chasing shadows?
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> winter"A US President? In London?"mute

Everything means something on monuments like that. I'm no historian, but 36 states sounds about right for Lincoln's day. It's been a long time since I was in London, but I don't remember seeing Lincoln there. I could have overlooked him or maybe I just forgot. Anyway, Isn't there a statue of Winston Churchill in the U.S. Capital?

Speaking of statues, does anybody know which king is depicted among the statues in the Capitol building?
It was the big guy himself.
Kameamea.
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