Monuments

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

This unique depiction of the Virgin Mary may be the tallest kinetic art sculpture in the world.

Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

A memorial marks the spot where a plane crash killed several United Nations members on a peace mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Africa's fourth longest river originates from a burbling spring in a secluded stretch of woods.

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

A monument in the Belarusian city of Polotsk claims to mark the exact midpoint of the European continent.

The remains of Uruguayan hero José Artigas lie beneath a monument in Montevideo’s main square.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.