Moscow, Russia
Peter the Great Statue
One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.
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Moscow, Russia
One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.
Kalyazin, Russia
Stalin's march toward a more modern USSR flooded a monastery, leaving a unique and extravagant nautical marker, "The Flooded Belfry."
Moscow, Russia
World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.
Moscow, Russia
Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.