Medallions of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on the 1871 Albert Bridge between Saltmarket and Laurieston Drive in Glasgow. They were created by George Edwin Ewing and are positioned in such a way that they're looking towards each other from opposite sides of the Clyde. Originally, Queen Victoria's crown would have been gilded, but over time this has weathered away.
Dear my fellow Canadians,
Take this holiday to spend with family and enjoy the end of spring and coming summer. Also, spare a thought for the people subjected to the peak of the “brutal” expansion of the British Empire at the end of the 19th Century including the beginning of the Indian Residential School system and the hanging of Louis Riel all done in Queen Victoria’s name in the new Dominion of Canada.