List of cultural icons of Wales
The List of cultural icons of Wales is a list of links to known cultural icons of Wales.
Y ddraig goch
Welsh Corgi
Welsh love spoon
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Welsh cakes
Welsh rarebit
Saint David
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Iolo Morganwg
Animals
Art
- Love spoon[3]
- National Museum Cardiff
- Welsh costume [4]
- Welsh hat
- Welsh dresser
Buildings and structures
- Aberconwy Abbey
- Bangor Cathedral, Basingwerk Abbey, Brecon Cathedral, Britannia Bridge
- Caernarfon Castle, 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, Whitland Abbey
Education
Emblems
Food and drink
- Bara brith,[13] Bara Claddu
- Caerphilly cheese, Cawl,[14] Crempog
- Glamorgan sausage
- Laver bread
- Welsh cakes, Welsh faggots, Welsh lamb, Welsh rarebit
Government
History and legend
- Arthurian legend
- Cadwaladr, Caradoc
- Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
- Rhys ap Gruffydd
- Dafydd ap Gruffudd, Druid
- Henry Tudor (King Henry VII), Hywel Dda
- Llywelyn the Great, Llewelyn the Last
- Owain Glyndŵr[16]
- Rhys ap Tewdwr, king of Deheubarth
- Saint David
- Twm Sion Cati[17]
- Saunders Lewis
- Saint David
- Iolo Morganwg
Language
Literature
- Gwyn Thomas
- 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[18]
- John Cowper Powys
- Goronwy Rees, Rhygyfarch, Bertrand Russell
- Taliesin, Dylan Thomas[19] R. S. Thomas[20]
- Under Milk Wood[21]
- Huw Wheldon
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
- Male voice choir, Manic Street Preachers, Man (band)
- National Youth Orchestra of Wales
- National Eisteddfod
- Stereophonics, Super Furry Animals
- Robert Tear, Bryn Terfel, Bonnie Tyler
- Welsh National Opera
People
- Leo Abse, Laura Ashley
- Jeff Banks, Shirley Bassey, Hywel Bennett, Aneurin Barnard, Aneurin Bevan, Rob Brydon, Richard Burton
- James Callaghan, Ann Clwyd, Tommy Cooper
- Timothy Dalton, Windsor Davies, St David, David Lloyd George
- Huw Edwards, Gwynfor Evans
- Ioan Gruffudd
- Michael Heseltine, Ian Hislop, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Howard, Geoffrey Howe, Nerys Hughes
- Roy Jenkins, Augustus John, Tom Jones, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ieuan Wyn Jones, Griff Rhys Jones
- Glenys Kinnock, Neil Kinnock
- Martyn Lewis
- Ruth Madoc, Alun Michael, Rhodri Morgan, Johnny Morris
- Ivor Novello
- Robert Owen
- Siân Phillips, John Prescott, Jonathan Pryce
- Angharad Rees, Joan Ruddock, Matthew Rhys
- Harry Secombe, Victor Spinetti, Henry Morton Stanley
- George Thomas
- Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
- Dafydd Wigley, Rowan Williams
Places
Placenames
- Llanfairpwyllgwyngogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, also known as Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair P.G.
Sport
- Bridgend Blue Bulls
- Gareth Bale
- Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Blues, Cardiff Demons, Cardiff Devils, Cardiff International Swimming Pool, Cardiff City Stadium
- England and Wales Cricket Board
- Gerald Davies, Lynn 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
- Dragons
- Ospreys
- Aaron Ramsey, Ray Reardon, Ian Rush
- Scarlets, Gary Speed, 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
Television, Radio, Film, Theatre
See also
References
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