The Young Lovers | |
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Artist | Georg Ehrlich |
Type | Sculpture |
Location | London, United Kingdom |
51°30′48″N0°05′50″W / 51.513262°N 0.09715°W |
The Young Lovers is an outdoor sculpture by Georg Ehrlich, installed at Festival Gardens in London, United Kingdom. [1] It was installed in the garden in 1973. [2]
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