Sculptures

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

A playground the size of a city block is a modernist monument to civic values and public housing.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

A controversial blue hoop has been puzzling freeway drivers since 2013.

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

In a boatyard near Aberdyfi is a nautically inspired work of art.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

This wooden effigy believed to be King Charles I hung for centuries outside an inn and was mistaken for a deity.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

A Japanese sculptor carved an ode to biodiversity into a floodplain.

This museum is home to a sugar sculpture of the Berlin Airlift Memorial.

In Midtown Atlanta, tons of marble appears to be devouring a Fiat Panda at this unique art installation.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.