Showing posts with the label Statue

The Red Dog of Pilbara

Apr 24, 2023

Throughout the 1970s, an Australian Kelpie nicknamed Red Dog was frequently found roaming across the vast Pilbara region in Western Australi...

The Bronze Horseman And The Thunder Stone

Dec 16, 2021

At the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, stands a magnificent equestrian statue of the founder of St Petersburg, Peter the Great. K...

The Duck-less Statue of Sir Nigel Gresley

May 4, 2021

There is a bronze statue of British railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley towering over passengers as they pass through London King's Cross...

Helepolis: The Failed War Machine From Which Rose a Wonder of The Ancient World

Jul 26, 2019

At the entrance to the harbor of the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, there once stood a colossal statue made of iron, ...

The Talking Statues of Rome

May 15, 2019

For the past five hundred years, the people of Rome have voiced their resentment against the authorities through a unique medium—short compo...

India Unveils World’s Tallest Statue

Oct 31, 2018

The controversial Statue of Unity dedicated to India’s first deputy prime minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was unveiled today at a remo...

The Southern Pole of Inaccessibility

Dec 6, 2017

The cold hard stare of Lenin penetrating the icy air is the only thing you’ll come across the vast frozen landscape in this part of Antarcti...

The Buddhas of Bamiyan

Oct 17, 2017

On the cliff face of a sandstone mountain, visible from the ancient Silk Road near the town of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, are two massive voids...

Hill of the Buddha

Aug 30, 2017

The Hill of the Buddha is a giant Buddha statue located atop a small hill near a cemetery in the Japanese island Hokkaido. The statue was bu...

Colossi of Memnon: The ‘Singing’ Statues

Jun 22, 2016

The Colossi of Memnon, also known as Colossus of Memnon, are two massive stone statues on the west bank of the River Nile, opposite the mode...

The Indestructible Bust of Pablo Iglesias

Jun 20, 2016

A little off the tourist trail in the northern barrio of Madrid lies a reproduction of a bust of Pablo Iglesias Posse. Founder of both the S...

The Goose Girl of Göttingen

Jun 8, 2016

Located halfway between Hamburg and Frankfurt, near to the Harz mountains, the town of Göttingen is best known for its university which was ...

Texas Town Erects a Selfie Statue

Jun 3, 2016

The town of Sugar Land, Texas, has got the Internet talking after it erected a strange new piece of public art —a bronze statue featuring tw...

A Statue Dedicated to Sex Workers in Amsterdam

Apr 27, 2016

In Oudekerksplein, or the Old Church's Square, in the heart of Amsterdam’s red-light district of De Wallen, stands a bronze statue of a ...

African Renaissance Monument

Mar 28, 2016

Standing atop a 100-meter high hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean outside Dakar, in Senegal, stands the gigantic Monument to the African Re...

Chinese Village Builds Giant Golden Statue of Mao Zedong

Jan 7, 2016

Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People's Republic of China, was a controversial figure. His Marxist–Leninist theories, military s...

The Boy And His Leaking Boot

Mar 23, 2015

The Boy with the Leaking Boot is a recurring theme of statues that appear throughout the United States. The life-sized statue, often about 4...

The Peeing Statues of Brussels

Dec 9, 2014

One of the most iconic symbols of Brussels is not a majestic bridge or a tower or a cathedral, but a tiny statue of a little boy happily pis...

7 Famous Statues Inspired by Fairy Tales

Oct 16, 2013

Fairy tales have been used as bed time stories by parents for generations. They have entertained kids, inspired writers, and found prominenc...