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Statues

The restored Charles Dickens statue.

Sydney, Australia

Charles Dickens Statue

This rare effigy of the author spent years lost in storage.

The head of the Statue of Liberty at the 1878 International Exposition in Paris.

The Statue of Liberty Was Well Traveled Before She Reached Her Final Home

Parisians called her the “Lady of the Park,” and then said, "Au revoir."

Winnie Lee July 4, 2019

Statue of Freak Antoni

Statue of Freak Antoni

A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.

The statue of Guy the gorilla.

London, England

Statue of Guy the Gorilla

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

Julio Bracho

Durango, Mexico

Durango Walk of Fame

A series of sculptures depict the actors who starred in the many cowboy movies shot in this Mexican city.

Boy Scout Memorial

Washington, D.C.

Boy Scout Memorial

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

Marmaduke Statue

Brocton, New York

Marmaduke Statue

The world's only statue dedicated to the greatest Great Dane in comic strip history.

Permanently Closed

Tirana, Albania

Communist-Era Statues

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

Little Peeing Monk of Tokyo

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

Wikipedia Monument.

Słubice, Poland

Wikipedia Monument

The first, and perhaps only, monument dedicated to Wikipedia.

Statue of Aryabhata at IUCAA Pune.

Statue of Aryabhata

A tribute to the creator of the present day Hindu number system.

Baldr.

Stockholm, Sweden

Bengt Erland Fogelberg's Norse God Statues

Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.

King Charles II, with St Giles' in the background.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Charles II Statue

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The Lake Michigan crucifix under water and ice.

Petoskey, Michigan

Lake Michigan Crucifix

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

Old Crossing Treaty Monument

Huot, Minnesota

Old Crossing Treaty Memorial

A lone bronze figure stands in memory of historic a 19th century land grab.

Quilt Walk Memorial.

Panguitch, Utah

Quilt Walk Memorial Park

If it wasn’t for an innovative use of quilts during a crisis, the city of Panguitch might not exist today.

Mail Carrier's Memorial Statue.

Payson, Arizona

Camp Verde to Payson Mail Route Memorial

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

Buddha statue in the ruins of the bombed temple in Muang Khoun.

Muang Khoun, Laos

Wat Phia Wat

This ruined temple's giant Buddha statue bears the scars of the Second Indochina War.