Last February, Leciester Square became the site of its own sculpture trail, "Scenes in the Square". The statues feature iconic film characters as a tribute to the square's film connections. Until approximately ten years ago, the square itself looked different and contained a series of hand prints from notable people in the film industry. These were removed when the square was renovated. To bring back some iconic film-related symbols to the area, these sculptures have been placed around. Each represents an era of film and represent a diverse range of film: cartoons, super hero, comedy, musicals, action, and children's. I originally visited the trail at the end of February, and I posted about it here: Leicester Square's Iconic Film Characters Sculpture Trail: "Scenes in the Square". However, since my posting, a new statue has been launched. The new statue is of Harry Potter, flying on a broom.
Harry Potter joins the original sculptures for the trail, which was popular with tourists to post with to the area when I last visited.
The sculptures were originally going to be placed in the square until the end of this summer. Due to the pandemic, they will be in place at least until the summer of 2023.
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