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Gorilla

London, GB

Gorilla

The Gorilla sculpture by David Wynne stands beside the Lower Lake in Crystal Palace Park, in Bromley in south-east London. Completed in 1961 and installed in 1962, the black marble sculpture depicts Guy the Gorilla, a western lowland gorilla brought from West Africa to London Zoo in 1947. It became

a Grade II listed structure in 2016.

Listen to the audio guide for Gorilla Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

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