Minerva's Temple, Sydney Gardens, Bath
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Minerva's Temple, Sydney Gardens, Bath
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 25 May 2012
A grand folly, Corinthian columns and pediment containing female figures and a wreathed head of Sulis (loosely I think the goddess of Bath's springs, and often known as Silus Minerva, Image]). By A.J. Taylor, 1911, and moved to its present location in 1913-14 from the Crystal Palace at which it was part of the Empire Exhibition. Grade II listed.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.386493
Longitude
-2.349298