Queen Victoria Gardens
Statue-topped Victorian-era park with lawns, lake and a memorial repeatedly targeted by protesters.
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This guide to Queen Victoria Gardens in Melbourne follows the fights over its bronze memorial to the queen, from a 2025 night attack with paint and a chain to an earlier assault right after King Charles's coronation. It traces back to 1901, when Melburnians raised funds by public subscription for a monument the city lacked. The commission itself was a scandal, with sculptor James White disputing his backers and insisting the marble be carved in Italy rather than at home.
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