Statues in Italy

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

A collection of grotesques lines the walls of this Italian villa.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A mysterious stele of unknown origin sits on the peak of this curious mountain.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

A wood-and-steel sculpture garden featuring an artful interplay of nature and machinery.

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.