Centre-ville, King Edward VII statue

The King Edward VII was the first born of Queen Victoria, the popular monarch and known as the 'peacemaker'. The bronze sculpture of King Edward VII on horseback stands on a traffic island at the intersection of Conservatorium Road and Macquarie Street. It is close to the Conservatorium of Music and the Royal Botanic Garden. The statue was made by Thomas Brock from 1915, but was delayed due to World War I, and erected in 1922. The crazy fact is that King Edward VII's nickname was 'Tum Tum' because he was rather fat. King Edward VII statue, Sydney, Australia.