Headington Shark (Q1232073)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Headington Shark (proper name Untitled 1986) is a rooftop sculpture located at 2 New High Street, Headington, Oxford, England, depicting a large shark embedded head-first in the roof of a house. It was protest art, put up without permission, to be symbolic of bombs crashing into buildings.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Le Requin de Headington (The Headington Shark en anglais) est une sculpture située au 2 New High Street, Headington, à Oxford (Angleterre) : c'est un requin planté dans le toit de la maison située à cette adresse.

Wikidata location: 51.7589, -1.2133 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Headington Shark (OSM), 11 metres from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Headington Shark
tourism: artwork
website: https://www.headingtonshark.com
alt_name: Untitled, 1986
heritage: 8
material: fiber_glass
wikidata: Q1232073
wikipedia: en:Headington Shark
artist_name: John Buckley
artwork_type: sculpture
contact:email: ben@prohoco.com
contact:phone: +447763693225
listed_status: local
heritage:website: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/directory_record/21036/headington_shark

wikidata match: Q1232073

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sculpture (Q860861) artwork_type=sculpture, artwork:type=sculpture

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1986 sculptures historic=monument, tourism, memorial=statue, memorial:type=statue, historic=memorial
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Outdoor sculptures in England tourism, memorial=statue, historic=monument, memorial:type=statue, historic=memorial
Tourist attractions in Oxford tourism=museum, tourism=attraction