Bobby Moore Statue

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The Bobby Moore statue is a bronze sculpture of the former West Ham and England footballer Bobby Moore, situated outside England's national stadium, Wembley Stadium, in Wembley Park, north-west London. It commemorates the life of Moore, who captained the only England side ever to win the World Cup, defeating Germany 4-2 in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final held in England at the old Wembley Stadium, demolished in 2003. Commissioned by the Football Association, it was unveiled outside the new stadium when it opened in 2007, fourteen years after Moore's death from cancer, aged 51. Standing 20ft tall on a stone plinth, it looks over spectators as they walk down Wembley Way into the stadium. Sculpted by the Royal Sculptor Philip Jackson, it is Jackson's second piece featuring Moore, after the World Cup Sculpture unveiled in 2003. StatueThe work, titled The Bobby Moore Sculpture by Jackson, is a twice life size, tall bronze piece and stands at 20ft including the plinth. It is located at the end of Wembley Way and weighs around two tons. It was placed in a prominent position high on a plinth on the north side of the stadium, with Moore looking north along the Way, which forms the main pedestrian approach to the stadium, where it can look over arriving fans.

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The Bobby Moore statue is a bronze sculpture of the former West Ham and England footballer Bobby Moore, situated outside England's national stadium, Wembley Stadium, in Wembley Park, north-west London. It commemorates the life of Moore, who captained the only England side ever to win the World Cup, defeating Germany 4-2 in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final held in England at the old Wembley Stadium, demolished in 2003. Commissioned by the Football Association, it was unveiled outside the new stadium when it opened in 2007, fourteen years after Moore's death from cancer, aged 51. Standing 20ft tall on a stone plinth, it looks over spectators as they walk down Wembley Way into the stadium. Sculpted by the Royal Sculptor Philip Jackson, it is Jackson's second piece featuring Moore, after the World Cup Sculpture unveiled in 2003. StatueThe work, titled The Bobby Moore Sculpture by Jackson, is a twice life size, tall bronze piece and stands at 20ft including the plinth. It is located at the end of Wembley Way and weighs around two tons. It was placed in a prominent position high on a plinth on the north side of the stadium, with Moore looking north along the Way, which forms the main pedestrian approach to the stadium, where it can look over arriving fans.

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Bobby Moore Statue is located at London, United Kingdom