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Statues

Johann the last goat.

Cushendun, Northern Ireland

'Johann'

A memorial to a goat culled during a foot and mouth disease outbreak guards a series of fantastical caves.

Permanently Closed

Frecs the Miner

This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.

Fontana del Facchino on Via Lata.

Il Facchino

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

'The Flute Player'

Stockholm, Sweden

'The Flute Player'

This small statue hints at the incorrect origins of the lush landscape park surrounding it.

The Iron Road Pioneers

San Luis Obispo, California

'The Iron Road Pioneers'

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

Polar Bear Plaza

Nashville, Tennessee

Edgehill Polar Bears

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

Atrium.

Zappeion

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

'Seaflower' in 2019.

New Bedford, Massachusetts

'Seaflower'

The sea urchin sculpture is an unusual commemoration of a New England town's seafaring history.

The elephant.

'Jeune Éléphant pris au Piège' ('Young Elephant Caught in a Trap')

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

Lobey Dosser.

Glasgow, Scotland

'Lobey Dosser'

This two-legged horse statue celebrates a beloved cartoonist and his quirky characters.

Statue of Jim Boggio at the corner of West Sierra Avenue and Old Redwood Highway in Cotati, Calif.

Cotati, California

The Accordion Man

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

The Capitoline Triad at the Rodolfo Lanciani Archaeological Museum.

Montecelio, Italy

Capitoline Triad

This incredible second-century sculpture depicts a trio of gods worshipped by the ancient Romans.

Charles La Trobe Statue at La Trobe University Bundoora

Bundoora, Australia

Upside-Down Charles La Trobe Statue

This strange portrayal of the state's first lieutenant-governor literally stands on its head.

New York, New York

Antonín Dvořák's Home

The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.

Steve Jobs Memorial Statue

Budapest, Hungary

Steve Jobs Memorial Statue

The world’s first statue of the late Apple co-founder.

The Gardener

London, England

The Gardener Statue

A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.

"The Motherland Calls."

Volgograd, Russia

'The Motherland Calls'

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

"The Swedish Melancholy."

Linköping, Sweden

'The Swedish Melancholy'

Look closely, and you'll see this rusty man is crying.