King George II statue and Old Royal Naval College (now home to the University of Greenwich), Greenwich, London, UK

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Statue of King George II in the Grand Square of the Old Royal Naval College grounds. It was sculpted by Michael Rysbrack in 1735 and is made of a single piece of marble weighing 11 tons. The king wears the military clothes of a Roman Emperor and holds a sceptre and orb. Queen Anne Court (left), with Chapel and colonnade of Queen Mary Court. Queen's House can also be seen in the distance (bottom right). Maritime Greenwich is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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