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Statues

Vang Sang Buddhas.

Vang Sang Buddhas

A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.

18.4566, 102.4212

Added by Max Cortesi

Nataraj.

Meyrin, Switzerland

Nataraj Statue

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

46.2340, 6.0530

Added by EdgarMedina

Peter the Great statue.

Peter the Great Statue

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

55.7386, 37.6083

Added by ahvenas

Women of Steel.

Sheffield, England

Women of Steel

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

53.3805, -1.4713

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Peko Jumalamägi.

Peko

A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.

57.8772, 27.7155

Added by ahvenas

The memorial.

Zaragoza, Spain

Leaning Tower of Zaragoza Memorial

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

41.6547, -0.8820

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

The Quetzalcoatl sculpture looks best up-close and from the front.

San Jose, California

Quetzalcóatl Sculpture

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

37.3325, -121.8898

Added by Tony Dunnell

Mozart, as seen by artist Markus Lüpertz.

Salzburg, Austria

Hommage to Mozart

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

47.8020, 13.0386

Added by macsking11

Entrance

Botanical Gardens of Bath

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

51.3878, -2.3770

Added by solchocska

Bombed Botero bird.

Medellín, Colombia

The Birds of Peace

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

6.2455, -75.5682

Added by davidplotz

The Chicken chicken.

Chicken, Alaska

Chicken of Chicken, Alaska

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

64.0706, -141.9412

Added by Kael Knight

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs.

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

45.4346, 12.3397

Added by matthiasheinrich

Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

Sacred Heart Grotto

A crescent of 12 simple statues poised on a small windswept island off the coast of Newfoundland.

47.6061, -52.9720

Added by mariellen

The temple.

Stockton, California

Wat Dhammararam

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

37.9256, -121.2253

Added by Wes209

Wat Sa Kamphaeng Yai.

Tambon Sa Kamphaeng Yai, Thailand

Wat Sa Kamphaeng Yai Hell Garden

Gruesome statues of people reborn in Buddhist hell stand among the ruins of an 11th-century sanctuary.

15.1019, 104.1282

Added by bryankilvinski

The Springfield Doughnut.

Springfield, New Zealand

Springfield Doughnut

A giant doughnut was gifted to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

-43.3366, 171.9281

Added by sophiesimms1992

A crowd of headless sculptures stands in the park.

Poznań, Poland

Nierozpoznani

A cluster of headless, armless sculptures looms within a popular Polish park.

52.4219, 16.9357

Added by bartlomiejnizio

The Dandy Lion in all its glory.

Elgin, Scotland

Dandy Lion

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

57.6484, -3.3167

Added by nmcclure85

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