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A landmark winged copper figure outside the ACT Legislative Assembly in Civic Square.
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Ethos
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35.28127° S, 149.13116° E
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Ethos was the first artwork the National Capital Development Commission commissioned for a public place in Canberra, which makes it the origin point of the city's entire public art collection.
Tom Bass made the winged copper figure, co-sponsored by the Canberra Chamber of Commerce, and it stands in Civic Square outside what is now the ACT Legislative Assembly. It is heritage-listed.
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artsACT records Ethos as Canberra’s first public artwork commissioned by the National Capital Development Commission and notes its intended civic scale and enduring landmark role; it is also heritage-listed.
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Public pedestrian artwork outside the ACT Legislative Assembly in Civic Square. Approach on foot; no attraction-specific vehicle destination is required.
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