List of cultural icons of Wales
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The List of cultural icons of Wales is a list of links to potential cultural icons of Wales [1].
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[edit] Animals
[edit] Art
- Love spoon [1]
- National Museum Cardiff
- Welsh costume [2]
- Welsh hat
- Welsh dresser
[edit] Buildings and structures
- Aberconwy Abbey
- Bangor Cathedral, Basingwerk Abbey, Brecon Cathedral, Britannia Bridge [4]
- Caernarfon Castle [5], Caerphilly Castle, Cardiff Cathedral, Cardiff City Hall, Castell Coch, Conwy Castle, Cymer Abbey, Cwmhir Abbey
- Ewenny Priory
- Harlech Castle
- Kidwelly Castle
- Llandaff Cathedral, Llanthony Priory
- Margam Abbey, Menai Suspension Bridge, Millennium Stadium
- Neath Abbey, Newport Cathedral
- Pembroke Castle, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
- St. David's Cathedral, St Dogmaels Abbey, St Fagans National History Museum, South Stack Lighthouse, Strata Florida Abbey
- Talley Abbey, Tintern Abbey
- Valle Crucis Abbey
- Wales Millennium Centre [6], Whitland Abbey
[edit] Education
[edit] Emblems
- Cymru am byth [7], Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
- Daffodil, Leek, red dragon (Y ddraig goch) [8]
- Welsh harp [9], Welsh language [10]
[edit] Festivals
[edit] Food and drink
- Bara brith [15], Bara Claddu
- Caerphilly cheese, Cawl,[3] Crempog
- Glamorgan sausage
- Laver bread
- Welsh cakes, Welsh faggots, Welsh lamb, Welsh rarebit
[edit] Government
- AM, Assembly Measures
- Devolution, devolved government, Government of Wales Act 1998
- First Minister of Wales, Deputy First Minister of Wales, Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Wales
- National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly [16], Welsh Assembly Government
[edit] History and legend
- Arthurian legend
- Cadwaladr, Caradoc
- Dafydd ap Gruffudd, Druid
- Henry Tudor (King Henry VII), Hywel Dda
- Llywelyn the Great, Llewelyn the Last
- Owain Glyndwr [17]
- Rhys ap Tewdwr, king of Deheubarth
- Saint David
- Twm Sion Cati [18]
- Saunders Lewis
- Saint David
- Iolo Morgannwg
[edit] Language
[edit] Literature
- Adam of Usk
- Roald Dahl, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Andrew Davies, Idris Davies, Sir John Donne
- Ken Follett, Dick Francis
- Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales)
- Richard Llewellyn
- Geoffrey of Monmouth, Iolo Morganwg
- Terry Nation, National Library of Wales [19]
- John Cowper Powys
- Goronwy Rees, Rhygyfarch, Bertrand Russell
- Taliesin, Dylan Thomas [20], [21], R. S. Thomas [22]
- Under Milk Wood [23]
- Huw Wheldon
[edit] Music
- Shirley Bassey, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, The Blackout, Stuart Burrows
- Catatonia, Charlotte Church, Cwm Rhondda
- Funeral For A Friend
- Geraint Evans
- Alun Hoddinott, Mary Hopkin, Owain Arwel Hughes
- Karl Jenkins, Katherine Jenkins, Kids In Glass Houses
- Aled Jones, Tom Jones
- Lostprophets
- Male voice choir, Manic Street Preachers, Man (band)
- National Youth Orchestra of Wales
- National Eisteddfod
- Stereophonics
- Robert Tear, Bryn Terfel, Bonnie Tyler
- Welsh National Opera
[edit] People
- Leo Abse, Laura Ashley
- Jeff Banks, Shirley Bassey, Hywel Bennett, Aneurin Bevan, Rob Brydon, Richard Burton
- James Callaghan, Ann Clwyd, Tommy Cooper
- Timothy Dalton, Windsor Davies, St David, David Lloyd George [24]
- Huw Edwards, Gwynfor Evans
- Ioan Gruffudd
- Michael Heseltine, Ian Hislop, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Howard, Geoffrey Howe, Nerys Hughes, John Humphries
- Roy Jenkins, Augustus John [25], Tom Jones, Catherine Zeta Jones, Ieuan Wyn Jones [26], Griff Rhys Jones
- Glenys Kinnock, Neil Kinnock
- Martyn Lewis
- Ruth Madoc, Alun Michael, Rhodri Morgan, Johnny Morris
- Ivor Novello [27]
- Robert Owen
- Siân Phillips, John Prescott, Jonathan Pryce
- Angharad Rees, Joan Ruddock
- Harry Secombe, Victor Spinetti, Henry Morton Stanley
- George Thomas[disambiguation needed
] - Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
- Dafydd Wigley, Rowan Williams [28]
[edit] Places
- Brecon Beacons
- Cambrian Mountains, Cardigan Bay, Clwydian Range
- Gower Peninsula
- Pembrokeshire Coast
- Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (Comiswn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru)
- Snowdonia [29]
- Wye Valley
[edit] Placenames
- Llanfairpwyllgwyngogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, also known as Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair P.G.
[edit] Sport
- Bridgend Blue Bulls
- Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Blues, Cardiff Demons, Cardiff Devils, Cardiff International Swimming Pool
- England and Wales Cricket Board
- Gerald Davies, Ryan Day, Jim Driscoll
- Gareth Edwards
- Football Association of Wales
- Ryan Giggs, Glamorgan County Cricket Board, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Terry Griffiths
- Gavin Henson
- Colin Jackson
- Llanelli Rugby Club, London Welsh RFC
- Cliff Morgan, Doug Mountjoy
- Ninian Park, Newport Gwent Dragons
- Ospreys
- Ray Reardon, Ian Rush
- Scarlets, Matthew Stevens
- John Toshack
- Wales National Pool, Wales national rugby league team, Sport Wales National Centre, Welsh national rugby union team, Welsh Rugby Union, JPR Williams, Mark Williams, Ian Woosnam
- Wrexham FC
[edit] Television, Radio, Film, Theatre
[edit] See also
- Cultural icon
- List of cultural icons of England
- List of cultural icons of France
- List of cultural icons of Germany
- List of cultural icons of Italy
- List of cultural icons of the Netherlands
- List of cultural icons of Northern Ireland
- List of cultural icons of Russia
- List of cultural icons of Scotland
[edit] References
- ^ Make your own love spoon National Museum Wales
- ^ Welsh Costume and the Influence of Lady Llanvoe Christine Stevens
- ^ Cawl Cymreig (Welsh broth) BBC.co.uk
