Statues

A Taiwanese garden teems with the retired statues of the island's former dictator.

A monument to the “other Joan” who bravely defended the town of Beauvais with an axe in hand.

This easily overlooked statue depicts an important woman in Mannheim's history.

Commemorating the Japanese migration to Peru, this statue has a sister standing across the Pacific.

This pair of statues commemorates a once-widespread carnival tradition of blowing on each other’s butts with bellows.

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

The statue, located at a mansion-turned-emancipation museum, honors Galveston’s history as the birthplace of Juneteenth.

Three bronze beauty queens welcome you to “Miss America University.”

Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.

This abandoned park is home to hundreds of stone statues ranging from humans to mystical beings.

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.

A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

A 26-foot-tall fiberglass American legend stands proudly here.

A gorilla holding a VW Beetle isn't what you'd expect in rural Vermont.

An unconventional monument to one of America's largest landowners.

This statue of a medical missionary is sometimes used to gauge flood levels during typhoons.