Pomnik Harrego Pottera na placu Leicester w Londynie
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A statue of Harry Potter has been unveiled in Leicester Square today, joining an illustrious trail of timeless movie characters from the past 100 years in London???s home of film. Harry Potter, played by Daniel Radcliffe, was unveiled early this morning by TV personality Alex Zane, known for presenting at red carpet premieres in the square for many years including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 premiere. The statue depicts Potter flying on his Nimbus 2000 in his debut Quidditch match ??" a thrilling encounter between Gryffindor and Slytherin from the first movie, ???Harry Potter and the Philosopher???s Stone???. 2021 will mark the 20th anniversary of this film, which had its World premiere in 2001 in Leicester Square. Taking pride of place on the north terrace of Leicester Square outside Cineworld Cinema, Harry Potter is the ninth addition to ???Scenes in the Square???, a free to visit film sculpture trail by Heart of London Business Alliance celebrating the square???s long and rich cinema history. He joins eight other timeless icons and classic movie scenes from the past 100 years, which were unveiled in late February and recently granted longer term residency by Westminster Council to remain in Leicester Square until at least July 2023, and organisers hope for many years to come. Gracing the buildings, benches and flower beds of the historic square, visitors can also encounter Laurel & Hardy, Bugs Bunny, Gene Kelly in Singin??? in the Rain, Mary Poppins, Mr. Bean, Paddington and iconic DC Super-Heroes Batman and Wonder Woman. The unveiling of the Harry Potter statue, which took place in a socially distanced ceremony, comes just ahead of the release on October 6th of Quidditch Through the Ages Illustrated Edition from publisher, Bloomsbury in the UK and Scholastic in the US. First published over 15 years ago in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and written by J.K. Rowling as esteemed fictional Quidditch writer Kennilworthy Whisp, the book contai
2020-09-30
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