| Animal Wall | |
|---|---|
| Welsh: Wal yr Anifeiliaid | |
| Type | Wall |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°28′52″N 3°10′59″W / 51.481146°N 3.183024°W |
| Built | 1880-1930 |
| Architect | William Burges |
| Owner | Cardiff City Council |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Animal Wall, and Gates near Clock Tower |
| Designated | 2 December 1952 |
| Reference no. | 21696[1] |
  Animal Wall Location of Animal Wall in Cardiff | |
The Animal Wall (Welsh: Wal yr Anifeiliaid) is a sculptured wall depicting 15 animals in the Castle Quarter of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. It stands to the west of the entrance to Cardiff Castle, having been moved from its original position in front of the castle in the early 1930s. The design for the wall was conceived by William Burges, architect to the third Marquess of Bute, during Burges's reconstruction of the castle in the 1860s, but it was not executed until the late 1880s/early 1890s. This work, which included the original nine animal sculptures, all undertaken by Burges's favourite sculptor, Thomas Nicholls, was carried out under the direction of William Frame, who had previously assisted Burges at both Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch. When the wall was moved in the early 20th century, the fourth Marquess commissioned Alexander Carrick to carve a further six sculptures to sit on the extended wall which now fronted Bute Park. The Animal Wall is a Grade I listed structure.
- ^ Cadw. "Animal Wall and gates near Clock Tower (Grade I) (21696)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 December 2020.