Statues

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

An unusual statue in Wisconsin of the first daily comic strip character.

Once believed to be a sacred Roman legionary symbol, this bronze figure inspired the 1954 novel 'The Eagle of the Ninth.'

Four monuments dedicated to the legendary band in Serbia.

A sculpture in memory of a homeless man much loved by the city of Parma.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

A massive statue depicts Jesus as if he's about to take off in flight.

Dedicated in 1895, this is the world's first tribute to the hardworking newspaper delivery boy.

On a desolate hill overlooking McMurdo Station, a statue of the Virgin Mary stands inside a curved iron frame.

With a bundle of matches in one hand and a mobile phone in the other, this sculpture is a modern take on Hans Christian Andersen's poignant fairy tale.

The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath

The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.

Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.

This enormous aluminum figure in Denmark lying in a plunged position, echoes the global debate on canceled historical statues.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.