Light Square

Light Square, also known by its Kaurna name Wauwi, is one of the public squares in the Adelaide city centre. Located in the north-western quarter of the city, it is bounded by Waymouth Street to the south, while Currie Street crosses its northern section and Morphett Street runs through the square from north to south. The square was included in William Light's 1837 plan for Adelaide and was named after him on 23 May 1837 by the Street Naming Committee. In 2003, the Adelaide City Council assigned the square the Kaurna dual name Wauwe, later standardised as Wauwi, as part of a broader recognition of Kaurna heritage and language. Light Square includes a number of statues and public artwork pieces. After Light's death in 1839, he was interred in Light Square after being accorded South Australia's first state funeral ceremony. In 1844, a monument commissioned by architect George Strickland Kingston was set up over his tomb, and the existing monument, that was unveiled on 21 June 1905, replaced it. The monument consists of a bronze tripod with a theodolite placed above a granite column, while the grave is the only marked place of interment apart from a graveyard within the city of Adelaide. Some of the other sculptures in Light Square include the statue of Catherine Helen Spence, Knot by Bert Flugelman, The Eternal Question by Richard Tipping, and the Pride Walk that was put up in 20

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