3 November 2012Last updated at 09:32

In pictures: London's public sculptures up for awards

The Tsunami Memorial by Carmody Groarke outside the Natural History Museum

The 115-tonne Tsunami Memorial outside the Natural History Museum, by architects Carmody Groarke, is one of a number of public sculptures and fountains in the capital in the running for awards next week. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in living memory and claimed the lives of up to 280,000 people.

The Marsh Christian Trust and the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA) will announce the winner of the Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture on Tuesday. William Mitchell's controversial statue of the late Michael Jackson was unveiled outside Fulham Football Club in April 2011.

Kendra Haste's Royal Beasts at the Tower of London

The Royal Beasts exhibition opened in 2011 at the Tower of London after the Historic Royal Palaces commissioned 13 sculptures celebrating the history of the Royal Menagerie. The sculptures are made of galvanised wire and include life-size lions, baboons, a polar bear and an elephant.

Contenders for the Marsh Fountain Award of the Year 2012 include the new fountain at Leicester Square created by Ustigate. The 40-jet sequenced fountain is in the heart of London's West End and surrounds the existing 19th Century William Shakespeare fountain.

Woodberry Park fountain in Finsbury, London

The Woodberry Park fountain in Finsbury, central London, is made up of a five metre diameter stainless steel top bowl with three water chutes and three pools. It was designed by Murdock Wickham and completed in February 2012. The winner of the award will also be announced on Tuesday by the Duke of Gloucester.

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In pictures: London's public sculptures up for awards

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