Our cities are full of monuments associated with historical figures and events, they are static and majestic. But there are those who amaze with their uniqueness, boldness, eccentricity or humor, and 30 of them are in our review today.
1. Scene from the Second World War, Eceabat, Turkey
Episode from World War II with statues in real size.
2. Black ghost, Klaipeda, Lithuania
A ghost crawling out onto the port catwalks, with a lantern raised high above his head, in which the light never burns.
3. Break Out of Your Pattern, Zenos Frudakis, Philadelphia, PA, USA
The sculpture depicts one person being separated from the gray mass of faces, arms and legs.
4. Horizons, sculpture by Neil Dawson, New Zealand
As you get closer, the steel object reveals its three-dimensionality.
5. Cattle drive, Dallas, Texas, USA
The sculpture is dedicated to a famous action in the southern states of the United States.
6. Policeman joke, Brussels, Belgium
The sculpture was installed in 1985, ordered by the Brussels City Committee.
7. Endless staircase to heaven, David McCracken, Bondi, Australia
A multitude of aluminum steps are stacked together, creating an endless path into the sky.
8. Expansion, Paige Bradley, New York, USA
A masterpiece, it represents a naked beautiful woman, whose body is split and radiates light.
9. Hippos, Taipei, Taiwan
The sculptures are installed on the territory of the zoo and remind of the care of wild animals.
10. Iguana Park, Amsterdam, Netherlands
In the park of Amsterdam, there are sculptures of forged iguanas crawling along fences and among flower beds.
11. Wanderer, Marseille, France
The sculpture by Bruno Catalano was installed in the port of Marseille in 2013.
12. Ron Mueck's hyper-realistic sculpture
The work of hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck.
13. Onlooker, Bratislava, Slovakia
The most famous statue in Bratislava is made of bronze.
14. Hanging man, Prague, Czech Republic
Unique sculpture, one of the many creations of the world famous Czech sculptor-provocateur David Cherny in Prague.
15. Monument to Mihai Eminescu, Onesti, Romania
An amazing sculpture was erected in honor of the Romanian poet.
16. Mustangs by Robert Glen, Las Colinas, Texas, USA
One of the largest sculptured groups of horses in the world.
17. Monument to Nelson Mandela, Hawick, South Africa
Monument to Nelson Mandela - one of the most famous human rights activists.
18. People by the River, Chong Fa Cheong, Singapore
The sculpture is located on Robertson Quay.
19. Politicians Discuss Global Warming, Isaac Kordal, Berlin, Germany
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss climate change and how to prevent the threat of global warming.
20. Pigs, Adelaide, Australia
Pig sculptures were installed in the city center as part of the final phase of street renovation.
21. Salmon, Portland, Oregon, USA
A salmon sculpture is located in the wall of a building above the entrance to one of Portland's finest restaurants.
22. Sunken Library, Melbourne
The sinking building near the State Library.
23. Spider, Tate Modern, London, UK
A sculpture loved by both Londoners and guests of the British capital.
24. Bliss project by artist Marco Cochrane
12-meter sculpture of a woman frozen in an elegant, beautiful pose.
25. Caring Hand, Glarus, Switzerland
Street sculpture in front of the sculptor's museum in Gruyeres.
26. We Against Violence, New York, USA
An unusual monument in the form of a revolver, installed near the UN headquarters in New York.
27. Monument to unknown passers-by, Wroclaw, Poland
The sculpture symbolizes the suppression of the individual during communism and the underground anti-communist activities of the Poles in the 1980s.
28. Shoes on the banks of the Danube, Budapest, Hungary
The sculptural composition is dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust.
29. Unknown Official, Reykjavik, Iceland
The most witty, meaningful and expressive sculpture.
30. Graceful Fairy, UK
A graceful and dynamic sculpture made from numerous coils of wire.
Sculptures that convey emotions are always the most attractive to the viewer, since everyone finds in them something close to themselves. This is why dynamic wire sculptures full of life and emotion are so popular.
