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First Contact Sculpture

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Statues/Sculptures
Open year round, 24/7
Address:
Elizabeth Quay, The Esplanade, Perth WA 6000, AustraliaMap
Phone+61 8 6557 0700
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  • Andrew Y
    Andrew Y
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    Metal Bird

    It is such a beautiful metal bird that visitors to Perth have to find it. It is beside Elizabeth Quay so it is worth a visit. Beautiful views of the river.

    Reviewed on May 26, 2024
  • jo g
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    Spirit Bird

    The sculpture stands by the bridge in Elizabeth Quay. The work depicts the arrival of European settlers to Perth. The local Noongar people believed that these ships were their past ancestors returning...

    Reviewed on Sep 3, 2023
  • Bozeman-Dublin
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    Quirky Riverside Monument

    Very unusual metallic statuary right by Elizabeth Quay bridge. As we approached we thought it was a penguin. Info boards tell us it commemorates the first European arrivals to Perth and that's the ind...

    Reviewed on Aug 17, 2023
  • westy54
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    A giant aluminium bird in a boat.

    This cast aluminium artwork by Laurel Nannup stands five metres tall on the edge of the William Street Landing. The work was installed in 2015 and represents what the local indigenous Noongar people...

    Reviewed on Apr 23, 2023
  • Dan L
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    Nice Artwork

    This is a rather striking piece of art by Laurel Nannup. It depicts the arrival of European settlers to Perth, the Noongar people believing that the ships and people were their past ancestors returnin...

    Reviewed on Apr 23, 2021

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