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Durham, England

'The Journey'

A statue commemorating the perilous journey made by the monks who delivered the body of St. Cuthbert.
Wemding, Germany

'Zeitpyramide' ('Time Pyramid')

An abstract sculpture that will be a work in progress for the next 1,000 years.
Oslo, Norway

'Glory Glory with Crutches'

Located within military grounds, this one-legged bronze soldier poignantly showcases the human cost of war.
La Crosse, Wisconsin

'The Lacrosse Players'

This downtown statue pays tribute to the Native American game that gave the city of La Crosse its name.
Framingham, Massachusetts

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Collection

The largest collection of works by a pioneering Black woman sculptor is on display at this Massachusetts art museum.
Inzai, Japan

Futago Park

This park was once home to now-extinct Naumann's elephants, and what might have been a real Banksy.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Roman Relief on Rue du Saint-Esprit

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.
A bronze statue of a golden retriever holding two flags in its mouth.
Ashland, Massachusetts

Spencer the Marathon Dog Statue

This sculpture is dedicated to a local therapy dog who later became the official mascot of the 126th Boston Marathon.
Onalaska, Wisconsin

Sunny the Sunfish

This giant fiberglass sunfish welcomes visitors to Onalaska, Wisconsin, the "Sunfish Capital of the World."
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Verviers, Belgium

Verviers Station's Comical Hare and Tortoise Bas-relief

A humorous work of art making fun of the station's very long construction time.
Team Kwe's 2024 sculpture “Wenabozho and Dadibaajimad Journey on the River of Souls,” illustrating a traditional Ojibwe story of two figures—Wenabozho and his brother Dadibaajimad—on an otherworldly journey.
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El Médano, Spain

'Vertebración y Desvertebración'

These sandstone replicas of a whale spine represent the history and culture of the Canary Islands.
Civitavecchia, Italy

'Embracing Peace'

This statue in Civitavecchia recreates a famous photograph from the end of World War II in massive scale.
Manchester, England

Tree of Remembrance

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.
New York, New York

'Dreams of Hyperion'

A unique collection of figures perform down the facade of the Gene Frankel Theatre.
Sept-Îles, Québec

Iron Sculptures of Sept-Îles

A collection of whimsical metal sculptures scattered along a forest path.
Yamagata, Japan

Night-Crying Sumo Wrestlers

A quartet of temple guardian statues that allegedly cry at night for being forbidden from wrestling.