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The Great Auk Sculpture.
Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

The Great Auk Sculpture

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.
49.7500, -54.1646
Added by tylercole
Wall of Great Tajik Writers.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Wall of Great Tajik Writers

A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.
38.5838, 68.7839
Added by Max Cortesi
Gay Liberation Monument.
New York, New York

Gay Liberation

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
40.7337, -74.0019
Added by Andres Schiffino
Lamp/Bear.
Providence, Rhode Island

Untitled (Lamp/Bear)

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.
41.8265, -71.4015
Added by D Stockley
Järnpojke
Stockholm, Sweden

Järnpojke

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.
59.3255, 18.0723
Added by CoolCrab
Saint Paul, Minnesota

'Miracle on Ice' Statue

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.
44.9442, -93.0978
Added by Dr Alan P Newman
The Rhinelapus
Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Rhinelapus

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.
45.5765, -89.1585
Added by EricGrundhauser
The statue welcomes visitors to Canora.
Canora, Saskatchewan

Lesia

The giantess welcomes travelers to a small Saskatchewan town with a traditional Slavic greeting of bread and salt.
51.6300, -102.4308
Added by kriswatrich
Peace Garden at Tavistock Square.
London, England

Peace Garden at Tavistock Square

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.
51.5249, -0.1280
Added by jbartlett2000
Jimmy Shand Statue.
Auchtermuchty, Scotland

Jimmy Shand Statue

A small Scottish town's larger-than-life tribute to the celebrated accordion player.
56.2944, -3.2351
Added by Gavin
The Watford Hornet.
Watford, England

The Watford Hornet

Flying high, this unusual hornet statue celebrates the local soccer team formerly owned by Elton John.
51.6541, -0.3943
Added by jbartlett2000
The loon on Silver Lake.
Virginia, Minnesota

Floating Loon of Virginia

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.
47.5231, -92.5411
Added by joshuacarlon
Classmates.
San Antonio, Texas

Classmates

What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."
29.4660, -98.4661
Added by satxwdavis
Coming Soon: A Giant Bronze Statue of Nick Cave on a Horse
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Coming Soon: A Giant Bronze Statue of Nick Cave on a Horse

The musician's hometown plans to raise money to make this dream a reality.
June 25, 2018
Sleeping Beauty.
Cienfuegos, Cuba

Cementerio la Reina

A cemetery full of exquisite statuary, including a monument to a woman some say died of a broken heart.
22.1451, -80.4641
Added by Talek Nantes
"Hail to the Sunrise."
Charlemont, Massachusetts

'Hail to the Sunrise'

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.
42.6400, -72.9129
Added by blincolnw
Savannah, Georgia

The Waving Girl

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
32.0799, -81.0842
Added by arielfelton08
Storuman, Sweden

Wildman

The giant club-wielding wildman stands proud as the symbol of Swedish Lapland.
65.0946, 17.1158
Added by bertshetler