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Captain James Cook Statue, Hyde Park, Sydney

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Captain James Cook Statue, Hyde Park, Sydney
Captain James Cook Statue, Hyde Park, Sydney. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

A bronze statue of the British explorer Captain James Cook stands in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia. Designed by Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood sculptor Thomas Woolner and unveiled in 1879, the statue is larger than life and depicts Cook holding a telescope in his left hand with his right hand extended towards the sky.

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