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statues
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The Motherland Calls! Russia’s Massive Monument That’s Twice As Large As The Statue Of Liberty
22 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Motherland Calls! is a 53-metre-tall statue of a woman raising a sword (85 metres if you include the sword itself) located in Volgograd – formerly known as Stalingrad.
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Did The Italians Go Too Far With This ‘Sexy Statue’?
04 Oct 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Spigolatrice di Sapri, a bronze sculpture based on a famous Italian poem, was unveiled On September 25 during a ceremony in Sapri, southern Italy.
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When Celebrity Wax Statues Go Horribly, Horribly Wrong [Video]
13 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
History is littered with examples of wax statues gone wrong, and Arlindo Armacollo’s creations are some of the worst out there.
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Botched Statue Restoration May Be The Worst Yet [Images]
12 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Residents of Palencia, Spain, were horrified after a statue on a building lining the town’s main street was left severely disfigured by a mysterious restorer.
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A List Of Racist Winston Churchill Quotes
15 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Churchill’s statue outside the Palace of Westminster in London was defaced last week, which once again drew attention to the leader’s views on race.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Statue Is Having A Really Rough Time
06 Jan 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Swedish superstar had a statue erected outside the ground of his first football club, but fans have now turned on Zlatan.
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You Need To See The ‘Phil Collins’ Baby Jesus Statue
22 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is the story of Phil Collins, a church in Mexico, and a statue of the baby Jesus that many are saying resembles the famous musician.
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Another Football Legend Gets A Terrible Statue
24 May 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
George Best will always be remembered fondly, both for his efforts on and off the pitch. This statue in his honour, though, hasn’t gone down too well.
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FAIL: Mo Salah’s Statue Is Even Worse Than The Ronaldo One
07 Nov 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last year, Cristiano Ronaldo’s statue garnered worldwide attention for the all the wrong reasons. Mo Salah’s sculptor has gone one better.
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World’s Tallest Statue Is Quite Staggering – Double The Size Of The Statue Of Liberty [Images]
26 Oct 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
India is set to unveil the world’s largest statue, a towering figure of a famous social and political leader.
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Outrage As Restoration Of 500-Year-Old Statue Goes Horribly Wrong [Images]
27 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Locals are not impressed, after an amateur artist managed to spectacularly botch up the restoration of a famous statue in a Spanish church.
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Kid Knocks Over R1,8 Million Statue – Should His Parents Pay? [Video]
19 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
A five-year-old boy got far more than he bargained for when he pulled down a statue, which fell on top of him. His parents are being sued for millions.
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They’re Defacing Statues In America Now – For The Same Reason
23 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It has been a long time coming but finally the ill-feeling around the Confederate flag has boiled over into the defacement of statues. Here it comes America.
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Just When You Thought It Was Over – Another Statue Defaced
02 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It looks like the statue debate is set to rage on after another paint-inspired defacement of a statue in the Eastern Cape. Yes, people are still angry.
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UCT Poo-Flinging Student Suspended
12 May 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
The man who was to many the face of the ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ campaign has been suspended by the University of Cape Town. He is citing foul play.
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Meanwhile In Cape Town: This Chap Has Chained Himself To The Jan Van Riebeeck Statue [Images]
08 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
You can take our freedom, but you will never take….our statues. People are going to extreme measures to protect certain monuments these days.
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