17 Strangest Statues in the World
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From a statue of a huge lanky spider thats supposed to represent the artists mother to a shocking statue of babies nursing off a wolf! \r
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8. Melting Cow\r
Not much can be said about this statue. Its a giant blue melting cow. It was ually just one statue for Budapests cow parade in 2006. The cow parade is an annual fundraiser that happens in cities all over the world. This specific statute caused a bit of a controversy because it was displayed with its butt pointing to the Catholic Szent Istvans Basilica. The statue was moved soon after but it was never made clear if the placement was intentional.\r
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7. Rocky Balboa\r
A Rocky statue in itself isnt that weird. Rocky is a major pop culture icon and he means a lot to a lot of people. The thing that is weird about this statue is the placement, though. Its located out of place in the Serbian village of Zitiste. What is a western icon doing in a Baltic country? The statue was built in an attempt to rebrand the village after aof flood and landslides. The village is one of the poorest in Serbia and they believed that the statue would draw in tourism. Well, if it didnt draw in tourism it certainly got people talking about the town.\r
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6. London Ink\r
This 35-foot statue was a part of an ad campaign for the premiere of the Discovery Channel show London Ink. Its on the south bank of the Thames between Tower Bridge and City Hall. The statue is hyper-realistic and it is a little unnerving. Except for that butt, it doesnt look like it is shaped right. It was built by an entire team of sculptors and it became a major draw for both tourists and local Londoners.\r
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5. Tower of Hercules\r
There arent a lot of words for this statue. Although it is just one of the many statues at the Tower of Hercules in Galicia, Spain. The weird statue is a part of the nearby sculpture garden featuring works by artists Pablo Serrano and Francisco Leiro. The tower is definitely worth the visit with a 1900 year history and plenty to look at.\r
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4. Upside Down Charles La Trobe\r
This statue, believe it or not, was not supposed to be disrespectful. Its in honor of Charles La Trobe, who was the first governor of Victoria, Australia. He founded the University of Melbourne, the Royal Botanic Gardens, and the State Library of Victoria. The statue was built in 2005 and installed at the City Museum in Gordon Reserve. The artist, Charles Robb, placed the statue upside down because La Trobe is more famous in England nowadays and if youre viewing the statue from England then it would be right side up.\r
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3. Totem\r
This statue in Leuven, Belgium doesnt make such sense. Not even when you know what the artist was going for. The artist was native Belgium citizen Jan Fabre and it was placed in 2005. The statue was commissioned to celebrate 575 years at the Catholic University of Leuven. For some reason, the artist felt the best way to commemorate this institution was a 75-foot tall impaled bug. His reasoning was that the library in the university is carefully handpicked, cataloged, and put away for safekeeping, a lot like bugs in a collection. Nobody should be surprised, though, because this isnt the first time that the artist has prominently featured bugs in his work. He just loves bugs.\r
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2. Boot Monument\r
That is not any old boot. This monument in Saratoga National Historical Park, New York is ually in honor of Benedict Arnolds contribution at the Battle of Saratoga. It doesnt name him because of the whole treason thing, though. Anyone who didnt have background on this monument would just think that whoever built it had a major thing for feet. He was wounded during the battle where he sustained a severe leg injury which got him out of the soldier business. It didnt get him out of the treason business, though, which is too bad because that probably would have saved a lot of people back then a lot of trouble.\r
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1. Lobster Mickey\r
This bizarre statue was commissioned by Disney for Mickey Mouses 75th birthday. It was ually one of several. Disney wanted the variety of statues to be decorated to represent a certain region and placed prominently to promote the occasion. This particular statue, titled “Lobsta Mickey”, was made by artist Breanna Rowlette for the Boston area. After all, what is Boston known for? American history? No. The Red Sox? No. Ridiculous accents? Yes, but wrong answer. Its Lobsta, people!
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8. Melting Cow\r
Not much can be said about this statue. Its a giant blue melting cow. It was ually just one statue for Budapests cow parade in 2006. The cow parade is an annual fundraiser that happens in cities all over the world. This specific statute caused a bit of a controversy because it was displayed with its butt pointing to the Catholic Szent Istvans Basilica. The statue was moved soon after but it was never made clear if the placement was intentional.\r
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7. Rocky Balboa\r
A Rocky statue in itself isnt that weird. Rocky is a major pop culture icon and he means a lot to a lot of people. The thing that is weird about this statue is the placement, though. Its located out of place in the Serbian village of Zitiste. What is a western icon doing in a Baltic country? The statue was built in an attempt to rebrand the village after aof flood and landslides. The village is one of the poorest in Serbia and they believed that the statue would draw in tourism. Well, if it didnt draw in tourism it certainly got people talking about the town.\r
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6. London Ink\r
This 35-foot statue was a part of an ad campaign for the premiere of the Discovery Channel show London Ink. Its on the south bank of the Thames between Tower Bridge and City Hall. The statue is hyper-realistic and it is a little unnerving. Except for that butt, it doesnt look like it is shaped right. It was built by an entire team of sculptors and it became a major draw for both tourists and local Londoners.\r
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5. Tower of Hercules\r
There arent a lot of words for this statue. Although it is just one of the many statues at the Tower of Hercules in Galicia, Spain. The weird statue is a part of the nearby sculpture garden featuring works by artists Pablo Serrano and Francisco Leiro. The tower is definitely worth the visit with a 1900 year history and plenty to look at.\r
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4. Upside Down Charles La Trobe\r
This statue, believe it or not, was not supposed to be disrespectful. Its in honor of Charles La Trobe, who was the first governor of Victoria, Australia. He founded the University of Melbourne, the Royal Botanic Gardens, and the State Library of Victoria. The statue was built in 2005 and installed at the City Museum in Gordon Reserve. The artist, Charles Robb, placed the statue upside down because La Trobe is more famous in England nowadays and if youre viewing the statue from England then it would be right side up.\r
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3. Totem\r
This statue in Leuven, Belgium doesnt make such sense. Not even when you know what the artist was going for. The artist was native Belgium citizen Jan Fabre and it was placed in 2005. The statue was commissioned to celebrate 575 years at the Catholic University of Leuven. For some reason, the artist felt the best way to commemorate this institution was a 75-foot tall impaled bug. His reasoning was that the library in the university is carefully handpicked, cataloged, and put away for safekeeping, a lot like bugs in a collection. Nobody should be surprised, though, because this isnt the first time that the artist has prominently featured bugs in his work. He just loves bugs.\r
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2. Boot Monument\r
That is not any old boot. This monument in Saratoga National Historical Park, New York is ually in honor of Benedict Arnolds contribution at the Battle of Saratoga. It doesnt name him because of the whole treason thing, though. Anyone who didnt have background on this monument would just think that whoever built it had a major thing for feet. He was wounded during the battle where he sustained a severe leg injury which got him out of the soldier business. It didnt get him out of the treason business, though, which is too bad because that probably would have saved a lot of people back then a lot of trouble.\r
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1. Lobster Mickey\r
This bizarre statue was commissioned by Disney for Mickey Mouses 75th birthday. It was ually one of several. Disney wanted the variety of statues to be decorated to represent a certain region and placed prominently to promote the occasion. This particular statue, titled “Lobsta Mickey”, was made by artist Breanna Rowlette for the Boston area. After all, what is Boston known for? American history? No. The Red Sox? No. Ridiculous accents? Yes, but wrong answer. Its Lobsta, people!