
Angel of Victory (Coeur de Lion MacCarthy, 1921)
Angel of Victory (Coeur de Lion MacCarthy, 1921)
Vancouver
Last updated: February 11, 2026
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**★★★★★ V H — 6 months ago
A lovely bronze statue, depicting victory holding a fallen soldier,
**★★★★★ Louise Boilevin — a year ago
Installed in 1921, this bronze sculpture by Montreal artist Coeur de Lion MacCarthy is one of three identical sculptures installed in Canada. The Angel of Victory (French: L'Ange de la Victoire) is a statue crafted by London-born sculptor Coeur de Lion McCarthy (1881–1979), first installed in Montreal's Windsor Station, in Quebec, Canada. It was commissioned in 1922 in memory of the 1,116 Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) employees who died in World War I. Copies of the statue were also installed
**★★★★★ Albert ShiueNH — 2 years ago
At the outside of the waterfront station, between gastown and Canada place.
**★★★★★ Patrick S Callan — 3 years ago
Emotionally charged, gripping, peaceful,ethereal, artistic excellence all come to mind when I visit Coeur De Lion McCarthy's bronze masterpiece. The moment of life and death captured in the arms of the Angel of Victory creates a stunning depiction of the heroic soldier passing into Valhalla. You can tell he was a WW1 soldier by his hobnailed boots and Puttees.Angel of Victory honors the 1150 CPR Workers who lost their lives in the great war. Coeur de Lion was trained by his Father, a master of
**★★★★★ Uchenna Obi — 6 years ago
A beautiful stature of an angel carrying a soldier in up in one arm with an engraved message in honor of Canada's fallen soldiers. It's worth seeing if you ever stop by Vancouver.









