The 12th sculpture to adorn the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square has been unveiled as a recreation of a protective deity destroyed by Islamic State in Iraq.
Over the years, the artworks have ranged from a blue cockerel to living, breathing people given their hour of fame – how many of these do you recall?
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (left) with artist David Shrigley at the unveiling of Really Good in 2016 (Philip Toscano/PA)
German artist Katharina Fritsch unveils Hahn/Cock (Jonathan Brady/PA)
A memorial statue of Battle of Britain hero Sir Keith Park featured on the fourth plinth in 2009 (Zak Hussein/PA)
Thomas Schutte’s Model for a Hotel 2007 has also occupied the central London spot (Johnny Green/PA)
‘Regardless of History’ by Bill Woodrow took two years to complete before going on display in 2000 (Sean Dempsey/PA)
