Statue of Queen Anne at St. Paul's Cathedral with pigeon on top.

The statue of Queen Anne, standing outside the west front of St. Paul's Cathedral, depicts the ruling monarch at the time of the Cathedral's compleition in 1710. It is an 1886 replica by Richard Belt which replaced the original dilapidated version sculpted by Francis Bird in 1712. The ladies around the base of the statue represent England, France, Ireland and North America, all of whom Anne considered herself to be queen of.

Photo 522, May 2011