Statue of Sherlock Holmes, Bronze statue in Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland.
The bronze figure stands 1.8 meters tall, depicting the detective in his long coat while holding a pipe and wearing a deerstalker hat.
Gerald Laing created this statue in 1989, placing it near the birthplace of Arthur Conan Doyle at the former site of 11 Picardy Place.
The statue marks the connection between Edinburgh and literature, representing the birthplace of one of fiction's most influential detective characters.
Visitors can examine the statue's base to find two cast paw prints: one from a large hound and another from a smaller dog.
The detective figure maintains a contemplative pose, looking downward as if considering the mysteries that made him famous throughout literary history.
Location: City of Edinburgh
Inception: 1989
Creator: Gerald Laing
GPS coordinates: 55.95688,-3.18670
Latest update: March 6, 2025 15:29
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