The tiny European village that's building an incredible 182-foot tall monument
The new construction once finished will be Poland's largest statue of Mary. Measuring at a heigh of around 182ft the monument ...
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New golden age for Marseille’s Bonne Mère thanks to €2.8m restoration
The statue of the Virgin Mary that has kept watch over the French port city of Marseille and its seafarers for more than a ...
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The 11 Most Famous Animal Statues in the World
the Kelpies are the largest equine sculptures in the world. They are 100ft tall and weigh more than 300 tonnes each and were the creation of artist Andy Scott. The statues are modelled on two real ...
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2,000-year-old Greek statue found abandoned in garbage bag
A resident discovered the 80-centimeter (31-inch) headless statue beside a trash bin in Neoi Epivates, outside Greece’s second-largest city. The man turned it over to local authorities ...
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Marseille's giant 'Good Mother' statue to gleam brighter
The "Bonne Mere" is the largest statue in the world to have been made using a technique called electroplating, which consists in plunging a plaster mould into a copper bath, David said.
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Iconic Statues and Sculptures Across the Globe
the Merlion Statue is one of the major tourist attractions of the city. Standing as a symbol of National pride and resilience, the Motherland Monument in Kyiv is a part of the National Museum of the ...
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The fall of symbols: Toppling Hafez al-Assad’s largest statue in Syria
Dictators and authoritarian regimes frequently erect numerous statues and monuments as instruments of propaganda to project power, establish legitimacy, and reinforce their dominance over society.
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A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece
A resident discovered the 80-centimeter (31-inch) headless statue beside a trash bin in Neoi Epivates, outside Greece’s second-largest city. The man turned it over to local authorities ...