Statues

The bronze creation commemorates the life and work of a beloved actor.

A giant earring-wearing, poker-waving elephant statue stands in a Viking longboat in Kirkby town center.

A unique tribute to the chocolatey past that helped shape one British city.

The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.

A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.

In the hometown of Eiji Tsuburaya, a street lined with intergalactic heroes and monsters.

A rare Japanese-style temple and a Shinzo Abe Statue, honoring both spirits of the past and modern connections between Taiwan and Japan.

This group of sculptures includes the first statue of a female politician in London.

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

These two 90-year-old statues were once part of a Japanese Shinto shrine.

Malmö’s bronze prince yearns for Copenhagen's 'Little Mermaid'—and his missing crown jewels.

Locals have put a new makeup on this strange statue every year since they unearthed it.

One of Madrid's most beloved statues is of an anonymous citizen.

A pair of iconic characters from the local newspaper argue over pet snails.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

This ornate example of 19th-century Chinese architecture is one of only a handful of Confucius shrines in Japan.