This Is My Glasgow

La Pasionaria on Clyde Street in Glasgow. A favourite of many people, this statue is a memorial to the 2,100 British volunteers who fought for the Republican cause against Franco’s forces in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939. Of these, 534 died, including 65 from Glasgow.

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Feb 23 at 7:14pmWeb
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowFeb 23

The statue was created by Arthur Dooley and was erected in 1979. It features Dolores Ibarruri, known as La Pasionaria (the Passionflower), an activist renowned for her passionate speeches.

A mounted print of this photograph is now available from my online shop at https://www.thisismyglasgow.com/product/la-pasionaria-mounted-size-10-inch-by-12-inch/

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Show threadDubiousParsnipFeb 23
@thisismyglasgow do you have similar, but with the quote legible? Would love one of those 👍
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowFeb 23
@DubiousParsnip I do have a photo with the quote in it, but the angle means the background is rather cluttered, so it's not really suitable for turning into a print. 😔
Show threadDubiousParsnipFeb 25
@thisismyglasgow print arrived today, thank you: it's cracking 👍
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowFeb 25
@DubiousParsnip Glad it arrived, and that you're happy with it. 👍🙂
Show threadOriginalBarbasFeb 23
@thisismyglasgow I used to go out of my way just to pass in front of it. One wonders why I have seen many more Republican monuments outside Spain than in Spain. Well, it is more of a rethoric question, but even so...
Show threadThebigfellaFeb 23
@thisismyglasgow . A wonderfully poignant statue.