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The Animals in War Memorial is a war memorial in Hyde Park, London. It is located on Park Lane, at the junction with Upper Brook Street, on the eastern edge of the park. The memorial was designed by English sculptor David Backhouse to commemorate the countless animals that have served and died under British military command throughout history. It was unveiled in November 2004 by Princess Anne, the Princess Royal.〔("Somerset sculptor designs Animals in War memorial" ), ''BBC'', 25/11/04〕 == History == The memorial was inspired by Jilly Cooper's book ''Animals in War'', and was made possible by a specially created fund of £1.4 million from public donations of which Cooper was a co-trustee.〔 〕 The memorial consists of a 55 ft by 58 ft (16.8 m by 17.7 m) curved Portland stone wall: the symbolic arena of war,〔 〕 emblazoned with images of various struggling animals, along with two heavily-laden bronze mules progressing up the stairs of the monument, and a bronze horse and bronze dog beyond it looking into the distance. The Animals in War Memorial was officially opened on 24 November 2004 by Anne, Princess Royal. In May 2013, it was one of two London war memorials vandalised on the same night. The word 'Islam' was spray-painted on it and the nearby RAF Bomber Command Memorial. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Animals in War Memorial」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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