What, still thriving, Middle Ages commercial center commissioned a statue by Nicholas Monro in 1972?
King Kong statue A statue of King Kong by Nicholas Monro was commissioned in 1972 for display in Manzoni Gardens in The Bull Ring, in the centre of Birmingham, England. It was later displayed elsewhere in Birmingham, then at markets in Edinburgh, Penrith (where it was subsequently stored), and now at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds.
Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica (Italian, "Barracco Museum of Antique Sculpture") is a museum in Rome, Italy, featuring a collection of works acquired by the collector Giovanni Barracco, who donated his collection to the City of Rome in 1902.