England
001 – Bristol
In Bristol Zoo, you can see an interesting sculpture made in a tree and showing, among others, turtle.
Sources: commons.wikimedia.org, wikipedia.org
002 – North Yorkshire
In Studley North Yorkshire Royal Park there is a sculpture known as “Euricles and the Tortoise”, the main element is a standing figure, with one leg resting on a piece of rock. The turtle element appears in the form of a turtle that is also leaning against this rock, as if trying to climb onto it (because it is larger than him).
Sources: pastscape.org.uk, commons.wikimedia.org
003 – Brighton
In Brighton there is a statue of Frankland, the turtle element appears in it in the form of turtles supporting the main structure.
Sources: wikipedia.org, geograph.org.uk
004 – London
There is a turtle figure in the London Zoo, created by Owen Cunningham.
Source: wikipedia.org
005 – Solihull
In the Shirley Robot Cossey Park in Solihull, there is a large sculpture of a turtle, made of fallen oaks.
Sources: wikipedia.org, robotcosseysculpture.moonfruit.com
006 – South Shields
In South Shields, there is a pretty large turtle sculpture in front of the Littlehaven Hotel.
Source: ipernity.com
007 – Gateshead
In Gateshead there is a sculpture called “Sports Day” by Mike Winstone, a part of this sculpture is a small turtle visible from the front.
Source: gateshead.gov.uk
008 – London
In Holland Park, there is a sundial with two figures of turtles being the main decorative element.
Sources: geograph.org.uk, triptide.london
009 – Worthing
There is a turtle sculpture in the Worthing Museum.
Sources: advisor.travel, flickr.com
010 – North Yorkshire
In Newby Hall in North Yorkshire you can see a group of various turtles.
Source: docbrown.info
011 – Churt
There is a sculpture in The Sculpture Park in Churt, called “Turtles Swimming Through Kelp”, which features two sea turtles.
Source: thesculpturepark.com
012 – London
At Athletes’ village in London’s Olympic Park, there was an opportunity to see a turtle sculpture.
Source: antiquestradegazette.com
013 – Gloucester
During the Crucible2 art exhibition in Gloucester, you could see the turtle sculpture.
Source: flickr.com
014 – Marlborough
In the Marlborough Public Library, outside the Children’s Room, there is a sculpture of three characters from the famous story the tortoise and the hare.
Source: marlborough-ma.gov (PDF)
015 – Wreay
There is a gargoyle turtle at St Mary’s Church in Wreay.
Source: greatenglishchurches.co.uk
016 – Redenhall
In Redenhall church you can find turtle sculpture.
Source: users.stlcc.edu
017 – London
In the British Museum there is a sculpture presenting Kurma, the base is a turtle.
Source: britishmuseum.org
018 – Kettering
In the Community Center of Kettering you can see a turtle sculpture. The name of the work is “Patty Wack, Patty Wack”.
Source: oldworldstonecarving.com
019 – London
Created in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, and located in British Musem, a sculpture made of weapons that people gave as part of the activities carried out by Bishop Dinis Sengulane and his program “Transforming Arms into Tools”. The works were created by four artists, there are four animals around the main object (tree), including a turtle.
Sources: wikipedia.org, britishmuseum.withgoogle.com
020 – Plymouth
There is a sculpture of a turtle in Plymouth at Sensory Garden.
Source: inplymouth.com
021 – Weymouth
In Sea Life Adventure Park, at the entrance to the “Turtle Sanctuary” building, there is actually quite a large turtle sculpture, above the entrance.
Source: lesbemums.com
Austria
001 – Vienna
In Vienna, at Böcklinstraße 8, there is a turtle relief above the door.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
002 – Vienna
In Vienna, at Voltagasse 55 H, you can find the sculpture “Mädchen auf einer Schildkröte”, that is, loosely translating, “The Girl on the Turtle”. The author is Oskar Bottoli, he created it in 1956.
Source: austria-forum.org
003 – Vienna
In front of the Secession building in Vienna, there are two decorative vases, each supported by a few turtles.
Sources: wikipedia.org, wikipedia.org
004 – Vienna
In Vienna, you can find a figure of an interesting mosaic turtle.
Source: flickr.com
005 – Melk
In the park of the Stift Melk Abbey, you can see an interesting sculpture of a turtle.
Sources: wikipedia.org, world-in-lens.blogspot.com
Belgium:
001 – Gembloux
In the former Benedictine abbey near Gembloux in Belgium, now occupied by one of the faculties of the University of Liège, you can find stairs with handrails topped with carved turtles.
Source: wikipedia.org
002 – Nieuwpoort
A set of four sculptures, they are all the same and have a common title “Search for utopia” and they represent a large sea turtle and a small, compared to it, man sitting on it “on top”. The original version debuted in the Belgian city of Nieuwpoort, copies made by the artist were also found in Namur (also Belgium), Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Florence (Italy).
Sources: wikipedia.org, theflorentine.net, amazingbelgium.be
003 – Namur
A set of four sculptures, they are all the same and have a common title “Search for utopia” and they represent a large sea turtle and a small, compared to it, man sitting on it “on top”. The original version debuted in the Belgian city of Nieuwpoort, copies made by the artist were also found in Namur (also Belgium), Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Florence (Italy).
Sources: wikipedia.org, theflorentine.net, amazingbelgium.be
Belarus
001 – Minsk
In Minsk, you can find an interesting sculpture of an elephant sitting on a cat, standing on a turtle.
Sources: viola.bz, thingiverse.com
Croatia
001 – Varazdin
In Varazdin, a small figurine of a turtle hangs in the form of an ornament in front of the door to one of the old shops.
English: Door of an ancient button shop. Varazdin, Croatia
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
Czech Republic
001 – Prague
In the Prague Zoo, in the pavilion with large turtles, you can also see a carved, wooden turtle.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
002 – Obyčtov
In the Czech town of Obyčtov, there is a turtle sculpture made by Michal Olšiak.
Source: justride.cz
003 – Prague
In the Prague Zoo, there are wooden figures of turtles, as part of the playground.
Sources: commons.wikimedia.org, vylety-zabava.cz
004 – Ústí nad Labem
In one of the Czech zoos, in Ústí nad Labem, on the playground you can see a figure of a turtle.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
005 – Ostrava
In the zoo in Ostrava there is a special installation – a sculpture of a leatherback turtle, he is shown laying eggs.
Source: facebook.com
006 – Prague
In Kovozoo Staré Město in Prague, there are quite a few turtles made of scrap metal.
Source: recgroup.cz
Estonia
001 – Tartu
In Tartu you can see a few sculptures of turtles, rather utilitarian and simple, serving as bollards-blockades for cars and the like.
Sources: pink-thatcraftybitch.blogspot.com, viola.bz
Finland
001 – Helsinki
In Helsinki you can find a lot of different turtle sculptures, mainly of a utility character (blocking the passage, etc.).
Sources: commons.wikimedia.org, thegate.boardingarea.com
France
001 – Paris
In the Louvre, there is a sculpture of (by name) a child playing with a turtle (although, it looks more like a child choking a turtle). The author is Pierre Hebert, this work was created in 1853.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
002 – Marseille
“Child riding a tortoise” is a bronze sculpture created in 1866, depicting, as the name suggests, a child riding a turtle. The author is Eugène Delaplache, the sculpture is currently in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Marseille.
Source: wikipedia.org
003 – Bordeaux
On “Le quartier de la Victoire”, the Victory District of Bordeaux, there are figures of two turtles, one much larger than the other, hiding ‘underneath it’.
Sources: bordeauxacoeur.com, lyceemaupertuis.bzh
004 – Paris
In the Church of Notre Dame des Champs in Paris (not to be confused with the much more famous Cathedral with a similar name in the same city), you can see (with an obvious correction for their placement) gargoyles in the form of various animals/creatures, including turtle .
Source: baguette.over-blog.net
005 – Paris
Also in the Louvre you can see reliefs of marine motifs (including turtles) from built in 713 BCE the Sargon II palace in Khorsabad (nowadays it is the territory of Iraq).
Source: blog.lostartpress.com
006 – Paris
Again, the Louvre is home to a 19th century sculpture known as “Young Naplesitan Fisherboy Playing with a Tortoise”. The author is Montalbetti Valérie.
Source: louvre.fr
007 – Port-Vendres
There is an Obelisk in Port-Vendres, France, in which, as in a few other cases, four turtles can be seen in the lower section.
Sources: wikipedia.org, tripadvisor.com
008 – Saint-Jacut-les-Pins
In the tropical park of Saint-Jacut-les-Pins you can find, among others, three little stone turtles.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
009 – Paris
The sculpture Marcellus as Hermes Logios, or Marcellus as the god Hermes, was created around 20 BCE, the author is Cleomenes the Athenian. Currently, it is in the Louvre, Paris, France, the turtle element is small, on the pedestal under the robe/material holding the figure is a small turtle sculpture. You can see a copy of it in Berlin.
Sources: wikipedia.org, wikipedia.org
010 – Guiry-en-Vexin
In the archaeological museum in Guiry-en-Vexin you can see an interesting sculpture “enfant et une tortue”.
Source: institut-iliade.com
011 – Paris
In Paris, at the Musée d’Orsay, there is a work by Eugène Delaplanche called “Africa”, part of which is a turtle.
Sources: 19thc-artworldwide.org, commons.wikimedia.org
012 – Marseille
In Marseille, you can see a sculpture of a woman with a turtle.
Source: coprosarette.unblog.fr
013 – Various
“Peace turtles” are sculptures of turtles whose torso is made of military surplus helmets, and are located in various places in France, such as Omaha, Trocadéro, Fontainebleau, the Château de la Celle Saint-Cloud etc.
Sources: cfileonline.org, beach-combingmagpie.blogspot.com
Greece
001 – Zakynthos
There is a large turtle sculpture at the entrance to the Sea Turtle Center on Zakynthos Island.
Source: earth-sea-sky-global.org
002 – Zakynthos
In the same Zakynthos, there is a turtle sculpture at the Louros Beach Hotel Spa.
Source: tripadvisor.com
003 – Zakynthos
Also in Zakynthos, there is a turtle sculpture in the Country Steakhouse Restaurant.
Source: tripadvisor.com
Spain
001 – Barcelona
Barcelona has a church, the Sagrada Familia, which has a series of large columns in its structure. One of them rests on a sculpture in the shape of a sea turtle, while the other rests on a sculpture in the shape of a land turtle. Their symbolize the balance between land and water.
Sources: wikipedia.org, mentalfloss.com
002 – Barcelona
At Casa de l’Ardiaca in Barcelona, there is a bas-relief with a turtle as an element. Known as “The Lucky Turtle”, it is said to bring luck if petted.
Source: barcelonablonde.com
003 – Toledo
In Toledo Zoo, as in many such establishments, you can find two sculptures of turtles.
Source: ball-pythons.net
004 – Igualada
In one of the playgrounds in Igualada you can see sculptures of turtles.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
005 – Santa Cruz de Tenerife
In Santa Cruz de Tenerife there is a sculpture called “GLORIETA MONUMENTO AL CLIMA”, the element of which is a turtle, located on top of one of the “blocks”.
Source: gestorpatrimoniocultural.cicop.com
006 – Vitoria-Gasteiz
In Vitoria-Gasteiz at the Ataria Interpretation Center, a museum of natural history, you can see, among others, a turtle sculpture. Source: commons.wikimedia.org
Netherlands
001 – Amsterdam
Before entering the Het 4e Gymnasium (school) in Amsterdam, you could see a wooden turtle sculpture.
Sources: wikipedia.org, adambeeldenva1900.blogspot.com
002 – Amsterdam
A set of four sculptures, they are all the same and have a common title “Search for utopia” and they represent a large sea turtle and a small, compared to it, man sitting on it “on top”. The original version debuted in the Belgian city of Nieuwpoort, copies made by the artist were also found in Namur (also Belgium), Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Florence (Italy).
Sources: wikipedia.org, theflorentine.net, amazingbelgium.be
003 – Utrecht
In the Dutch city of Utrecht, you can see a turtle sculpture.
Source: wikipedia.org
004 – Amsterdam
In Amsterdam, you can see a turtle sculpture, as part of the Onbekende artiest Schildpadden.
Source: tripadvisor.com
005 – Klinkenberg
At Bloemencorso Bollenstreek 2017 in Klinkenberg, one of the “platforms” had a flower turtle.
Source: flickr.com
006 – Gemeentegrot
There is quite an old turtle sculpture in Gemeentegrot.
Source: fromargentina2holland.blogspot.com
Ireland
001 – Portadown
At Bachelors Park in Portadown, there are wooden sculptures of Alice in Wonderland and Mock-Turtle.
Source: geograph.org.uk
002 – Dublin
In Scioto Park in Dublin you can find a sculpture of a turtle with a frog. Its shell can be lifted, there is a hiding place inside.
Sources: dublinarts.org, publicartarchive.org, tinycamperbigadventure.com
003 – Dublin
At the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, you can see a turtle sculpture. It is related to one of commercials we described in our database.
Source: zabawpiwie.blogspot.com
Lithuania
001 – Seirijai
In Seirijai, a city whose symbol (for example in the coat of arms) is a turtle, you can of course also find a turtle sculpture, specifically, a turtle on a stone.
Source: wikipedia.org
002 – Seirijai
In the above-mentioned city, you can also find an interesting wooden turtle in the park.
Source: valstietis.lt
Latvia
001 – Dyneburg
In Daugavpils, on “Ryga” Street (from the capital), there is a figure of a turtle.
Source: visitdaugavpils.lv
002 – Jūrmala
In the Latvian city of Jūrmala there is a large sculpture of a turtle, the author of which is J.Bārda. He is located near the beach, which he “watches”.
Source: inyourpocket.com
Germany
001 – Berlin
At the Altes Museum (Old Museum) in Berlin, there is a sculpture Aphrodite Urania, depicting a woman with a turtle under one of her legs.
Sources: wikipedia.org, flickr.com
002 – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
There is an interestingly constructed “figure” of a turtle in the park in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It’s called Morla and it uses a hill as a shell. The turtle effect was created by adding a sculpted head, feets and tail.
Source: allesblüht.de
003 – Berlin
In Berlin, in the Köpenick district, there is a sculpture depicting two children with a turtle. It was created in 1972 by Walter Lerche.
Source: dein-plan.de
004 – Berlin
In the Berlin Zoo there is a sculpture whose main element is two boys. One of them stands with one foot on a not very conspicuous turtle. The author of the work is Gerhard Bensch.
Source: stadtentwicklung.berlin.de
005 – Übach-Palenberg
In Rimburg Castle, which lies exactly on the German-Dutch border – near the city of Übach-Palenberg – you can find a figure of a turtle.
Sources: harryporterunterwegs.wordpress.com, schritt-fuer-schritt.li
006 – Wuppertal
In Wuppertal you can find a sculpture(s) of three turtles.
Source: tripadvisor.com
007 – Erfurt
In Erfurt, according to photos from 1985, there was a playground with a turtle being an important element.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
008 – Berlin
In the city park in Berlin (Forckenbeckplatz) you can see, among others a small stone turtle.
Source: Źródło
009 – Berlin
In Berlin, in the Charlottenburg district, you can find a bronze sculpture of Marcellus as the god Hermes, whose robe, held in his hand, covers a turtle. This is a copy of the Louvre sculpture that we describe here.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
>010 – Niederheimbach
You can find a small stone turtle in the fairy-tale paradise (Märchenhain) in Niederheimbach.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
011 – Ravensburg
In the Ravensburg sport Gymnasium, there are ornaments with sculptures of several animals on small plinths, one of which depicts a turtle.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
012 – Bamberg
In the German city of Bamberg, there is a turtle statue, distinguished by the fact that the turtle is on its back and not normally. This work was created on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe, the position of the turtle is to symbolize the helplessness of mankind towards such catastrophes.
Sources: mei-bamberg.de, fotos-reiseberichte.de
013 – Berlin
In one of the buildings of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin there is a sculpture depicting Adam and Eve, unusual, because it has a small turtle at the base.
Sources: artsandculture.google.com, commons.wikimedia.org
014 – Muenchen
In the museum Lenbachhaus in Muenchen, there is a statue called “Der Assistenz, Der Frösch, Die Schildkröte”.
Source: kunst-zeiten.de
Poland
001 – Radlin
There was a turtle-flowerbed in Radlin.
Source: Źródło
002 – Gdańsk
In Gdańsk, there is a tenement house known as the “Pod Żółwiem” house (House under the turtle) – because of the turtle figurine that decorates the top of the building. Often mistakenly referred, as the birthplace of the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.
Sources: wikipedia.org, zabytki.ocalicodzapomnienia.eu
003 – Żółwia Błoć
In the Polish town of Żółwia Błoć, at the branch church of st. Anthony of Padua, you can see a figure of a turtle – the whole city is full of turtles, which we mention below.
Source: westernpomerania.com.pl
004 – Żółwia Błoć
As mentioned above, there is no lack of turtle symbolism in the Żółwia błoć. From the initiative of Jacek Jancelewicz, who is the author of the above turtle, and he was the first to make a turtle-ornament with the house number, sculpting workshops were organized on which more such turtles were created.
Sources: goleniowska.com, jj-art.pl
005 – Poleski Park Narodowy
In the Polesie National Park you can find a pond turtle sculpture.
Source: instagram.com
006 – Warszawa
At the Warsaw Zoo, you could see a turtle made of rubbish.
Source: mediapl-ngc.natgeotv.com
Portugal
001 – Sintra
In the Museum of Anjos Teixer in Sintra, you can see a turtle sculpture.
Sources: tripadvisor.com, joeyslornawritesagain.weebly.com
Russia
001 – Yalta
In the Yalta Zoo, you can see an interesting bas-relief of many animals, including a turtle.
Source: martamalavasi.wordpress.com
002 – Ramenskoye
In Ramenskoye, Russia, you can find a sculpture depicting “Lionet and Turtle”, characters from a cartoon well-known in this country.
Sources: dubikvit.livejournal.com, tripadvisor.com
003 – Ramenskoye
In the above-mentioned Ramenskoye, you can also find a sculpture depicting a turtle with a key.
Source: tripadvisor.ru
Scotland
001 – Skelbo
In the forests of Skelbo, Scotland, you can find a wooden turtle sculpture.
Source: visitdornoch.com
002 – Edinburg
There is a turtle sculpture at Edinburgh Zoo.
Sources: zooinstitutes.com, flickr.com
003 – Edinburg
A turtle sculpture can be found in the Little Sparta garden in Dunsyre in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh.
Source: martamalavasi.wordpress.com
Switzerland
001 – Bazylea
In the Basel’s Rathaus building in Aeschenpl you can see a relief of a turtle.
Source: flickr.com
Sweden
001 – Danderyd
In the Swedish commune of Danderyd you can find the sculpture “Första äventyret”, which loosely translates to “The First Adventure”, by David Wretling. It shows a turtle on which a young boy is riding.
Sources: wikipedia.org, norrkopingsatlasen.wordpress.com
002 – Stockholm
In the Nationalmuseum, the art museum in Stockholm, there is a sculpture of a boy leaning against a column, and a small turtle at its base.
Source: skulptur.stockholm.se
003 – Borås
In the outskirts of the Swedish city of Borås, you can find a sculpture of a boy standing-riding a turtle.
Sources: wikipedia.org, wikipedia.org
Ukraine
001 – Vinnytsia
In the main park in Vinnytsia, there is a large turtle in the form of a flower-sculpture.
Source: pizzatravel.ru
002 – Kharkiv
In Kharkiv, you can find a sculpture depicting two children’s figures holding a turtle.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
003 – Chernobyl
In Zona, near Chernobyl, there is a “Fairytale” children’s camp. There you could see, among others, a sculpture of a turtle.
Source: flickr.com
Wales
001 – Brynsiencyn
In front of the Anglesey Sea Zoo & Marine Resource Center in Brynsiencyn, you can see a statue of a leatherback turtle.
Sources: tripadvisor.co.za, flickr.com
Hungary
001 – Albertirsa
In Thermal Bath Albertisa there is a turtle sculpture with an interesting shell.
Source: termalfurdo.hu
002 – Miskolc
In Miskolc there is a park with sculptures of extinct species. One of the sculptures is a turtle, the author is Magdolna Szelekovszky.
Source: hellomiskolc.hu
Italy
001 – Florence
In Santa Maria Novella, Florence, there is “The Obelisks of the Corsa dei Cocchi”. As the name suggests, these are two solid, high obelisks. Both have at a certain height, between the pedestal and the obelisk, four turtles supporting the upper part of the structure.
Sources: wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
002 – Florence
Palazzo Fenzi is a palace in Florence. The bars in the windows, at the bottom, are supported by turtles.
Source: wikipedia.org
003 – Bomarzo
In Bomarzo, in the area known as the Park of Monsters, there are many different sculptures, including one depicting a turtle.
Sources: wikipedia.org, civitavecchia.portmobility.it
004 – Naples
At the Naples Zoo, a sculpture called Natasha the Turtle was exhibited, created “from what the sea washed ashore”, with an emphasis on “washed back”, that is, garbage.
Sources: napleszoo.org, fortmyers.floridaweekly.com
005 – Spoleto
In Spoleto, Italy, you can find a turtle sculpture.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
006 – Florence
At the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, you can see two sculptures of turtles.
Sources: florencepictures.com, flickr.com
007 – Venice
In 2017, in Venice, you could see 16 turtles that are the same in shape but different in color. They were decorated by various artists from Seychelles.
Sources: linmuizniece.wixsite.com, flickr.com, theluxedigest.com
008 – Florence
A set of four sculptures, they are all the same and have a common title “Search for utopia” and they represent a large sea turtle and a small, compared to it, man sitting on it “on top”. The original version debuted in the Belgian city of Nieuwpoort, copies made by the artist were also found in Namur (also Belgium), Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Florence (Italy).
Sources: wikipedia.org, theflorentine.net, amazingbelgium.be
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