It was originally given as a gift to Britain from Poland to acknowledge our declaration of war on Germany following the invasion of Poland in 1939 . Given how large and striking it is I'm amazed that they managed to mislay it all those years ago!
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Chopin Returns To The Royal Festival Hall
Lying undiscovered for twenty five years in a storage space under Waterloo Bridge after being removed from the Royal Festival Hall, a remarkable statue of Frederick Chopin by Polish artist Bronislaw Kubica has just been reinstated next to one of the entrances to the building after its official unveiling by the Duke of Gloucester this week.
It was originally given as a gift to Britain from Poland to acknowledge our declaration of war on Germany following the invasion of Poland in 1939 . Given how large and striking it is I'm amazed that they managed to mislay it all those years ago!
It was originally given as a gift to Britain from Poland to acknowledge our declaration of war on Germany following the invasion of Poland in 1939 . Given how large and striking it is I'm amazed that they managed to mislay it all those years ago!
