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Monuments

The Auditor

The Auditor Statues

Multiple monuments to a grizzled old mutt that survived the landscape of Butte's treacherous Berkeley Pit.

Statue of Lenin

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

"Here lies Paul, and that's all."

Kelliher, Minnesota

Paul Bunyan's Gravesite

A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.

Giant Toonie

Campbellford, Ontario

Giant Toonie

This giant Canadian coin is a monument to the artist who created its iconic emblem.

Sese Grande

Pantelleria, Italy

Sese Grande

This megalithic tomb was crafted by a mysterious civilization that settled the island of Pantelleria.

East Peoria, Illinois

Franklin Street Bridge Monument

Steel remnants of a bridge make up a unique sculpture along the banks of the Illinois River.

Monumento ai Lupi di Toscana

San Giovanni di Duino, Italy

Monumento ai Lupi di Toscana

Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.

General Sickle's Wound Marker

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

General Sickles's Wound Marker

This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

Gideon Green Memorial Stone

Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland

Gideon Green Memorial Stone

This stone pays homage to the diaries written by Gideon Bonnivert.

Intighet (Nothingness)

Intighet (Nothingness)

The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.

The barracks.

Recsk National Memorial Park

For decades, Hungary's Communist Party insisted this gulag had never existed.

Maldon, England

The Bronze Relief of Edward Bright

Known as the "Fat Man of Maldon," Bright was a larger-than-life figure.

The Caiy Stane

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Caiy Stane

An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.

This is one of four statues that until recently stood outside the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.

A Dublin Hotel Removed Four Statues and Sparked a Historical Debate

The sculptures depict Egyptian and Nubian women, and may reference slavery.

Giulia Heyward August 31, 2020

Bob Marley Monument

Banatski Sokolac, Serbia

Bob Marley Monument

The first European statue dedicated to the legendary musician.

Malmo Möllestenen

Malmo Möllestenen (The Malmo Millstone)

This millstone commemorates a gruesome tale that may have been the source of the city's name.

The Lagom Standard Measure

The Lagom Standard Measure

The standard measure of Lagom, a measure of what is enough.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Statue of Sallie Ann Jarrett

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.