plinth
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In a video posted to Instagram on Thursday, the artist showed glimpses of how he was able to install the plinth in the early hours of Wednesday.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
But the thing on the left is just a geometric slab of no discernible purpose, a plinth with no identity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The same sculpture was first installed at the village's other plinth in 2023, but was repeatedly damaged and the same mystery artist replaced it with a more sturdy concrete statue.
From BBC • May 30, 2025
Seven years after it was suggested, the new plaque has been placed below the original plaque - part of the plinth when the statue was first erected 130 years ago.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
The Triwizard Cup was gleaming on a plinth a hundred yards away.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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