What are some of the most famous and amazing sculptures and statues from around the world? Opinions may differ however, this is a good starter list for sure!
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Golden Bridge
by Vu Viet Anh & TA Landscape Artchiteture
Da Nang, Vietnam
Dragon Bridge
by Ammann & Whitney Consulting Engineers
Da Nang, Vietnam
Puppy Sculpture - Guggenheim Museum
by Jeff Koons
Bilbao, Spain
Apennine Colossus
by Giambologna (Jean de Boulogne)
Tuscany, Italy
Christ The Redeemer
by Paul Landdowski, Heitor da Silva Costa & Gheorghe Leonida
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
The Awakening
by J. Seward Johnson Jr.
Maryland, USA
Cloud Gate
by Anish Kapoor
Chicago, USA
Mount Rushmore
(Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt & Lincoln)
by Gutzon Borglum
South Dakota, USA
Statue Of Liberty
by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
New York, USA
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Stone of Hope
by Master Lei Yixin
Washington DC, USA
Metalmorphosis
by David Černý
Charlotte North Carolina, USA
The Knotted Gun, Turtle Bay
New York, USA
Charging Bull sculpture (Wall Street Bull)
by Arturo Di Modica
New York City's Financial District
Expansion
by Paige Bradley
New York, USA
Statue of Abraham Lincoln
by Daniel Chester / Carved by Piccirilli Brothers
Washington DC, USA
Ex Nihilo - National Cathedral
by Frederick Hart
Washington, DC, USA
Crazy Horse Monument
by Korczak Ziolkowski
South Dakota, USA
Earth Goddess (Mother Nature)
by Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Forever Bicycles
by Ai Weiwei
Austin, Texas, USA
A Wild Life for Wildlife
by Gillie and Marc
World Trade Center's S. Oculus Plaza
New York City, USA
De Vaartkapoen
by Tom Frantzen
Brussels, Belgium
The Black Ghost
by Svajunas Jurkus and Sergejus Plotnikovas
Klaipeda Lithuania. Klaipeda, Lithuania
Ayrton Senna Sculpture
by Paul Oz
Barcelona, Spain
Popped Up
Budapest, Hungary
Cristo Protetor De Encantado
State Of Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
Emperors Yan and Huang Statue
by Wang Renmin
Zhengzhou, China
Cristo De La Concordia
by César and Wálter Terrazas Pardo
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Gallos - King Arthur Statue
by Rubin Eynon
Cornwall England, UK
The Kelpies - Horse Sculptures
by Andy Scott
Grangemouth Scotland, UK
Leshan Giant Buddha
by Hai Tong
Leshan, China
Pieta (Compassion)
by Michelangelo
St Peters Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Statue of David
by Michelangelo
Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, Italy
Serpent d'Ocean
by Huang Yong Ping
Saint-Brevin-Les-Pins, France
Sacro Bosco
by Pier Francesco Orsini
Bomarzo, Italy
Statue of Lord Shiva
by Kashinath
Murdeshwar, India
Tian Tan Buddha
Po Lin Monastery
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Moai
by the Rapa Nui People
Easter Island
Spirit Of Haida Gwaii, The Jade Canoe
by Bill Reid
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Moses Basilica of San Pietro
by Michelangelo
Vincoli in Rome, Italy
Lacoön and his Sons
by Agesander, Polydorus & Athenodoros
Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Leshan Giant Buddha
by Monk - Hai Tong
Leshan, Sichuan Province, China
Venus of Willendorf
(29,500 years old - Oolitic Limestone)
Creator Unknown
Natural History Museum,Vienna, Austria
Saint Andrew
by François Duquesnoy
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City,
Rome, Italy
Winged Victory of Samothrace
(Goddess of Victory)
Credited to Pythokritos
Louvre Museum in Paris, France
Phuket Big Buddha
by Phra Kru Kasem & the people of Phuket
Phuket, Thailand
Spring Temple Buddha
by Lin Shengbiao
Henan, China
The Burghers Of Calais
by Auguste Rodin
London, England, United Kingdom
La Mano Del Desierto
by Mario Irarrázabal
Atacama Desert, Chile
Maman
by Louise Bourgeois
Bilbao, Spain
Rotating Head
by Franz Kafka,
Prague, Czech Republic
Angel Of The North
by Antony Gormley
Gateshead, England, United Kingdom
Singing Ringing Tree, Burnley
by Mike Tonkin & Anna Liu
United Kingdom
Wat Plai Laem
by Jarit Phumdonming
Koh Samui, Thailand
Lord Murugan Statue
by Tamil Malaysians and other Indian Craftsmen
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Rock Sculpture fo Decabalus
by Florin Cotarcea
Orsova, Romania
Virgin del Socavón (Virgin of the Mine Tunnel)
by Bolivian authorities & Workers
Oruro, Bolivia
Christ Of The Abyss
by Guido Galletti
Key Largo, Florida USA
Guanyin Of Nanshan
by various Budhist Monks
Sanya, Hainan, China
Force of Nature
by Lorenzo Quinn
Doha, Qatar
Les Voyageurs
by Bruno Catalano
Marseilles, France
Nelson Mandela
by Marco Cianfanelli
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Chinggis Khaan Stature Complex
by Sculptor - D. Erdenebileg / Architect - J. Enkhjargal
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Eiffel Tower
by Gustave Eiffel
Paris, France
Stonehenge
by Ancient Britons (Neolithic People)
est. 3,000 BC
Wiltshire, England
Rooftop of Casa Batllo
by Antoni Gaudí
Barcelona Spain
Park Güell
by Antoni Gaudí
Barcelona Spain
Great Wall Of China
by Various Chinese Dynasties - Forced Labor
China
Desert City
by the Nabataeans People
Petra, Jordan, the Nabataean Caravan City
Pyramids
by Tens of Thousands of Egyptian Laborers
Giza, Egypt
Mask of Sorrow
by Ernst Neizvestny
Magadan, Russia
Guardians of Time
by Manfred Kielnhofer
Great Brittain
Lion of Lucerne
by Bertel Thorvaldsen
Switzerland
Le Génie du Mal - The Genius of Evil
"Lucifer of Liège"
by Guillaume
Geefs in St. Paul's Cathedral Belgium
Kiss of death - Poblenou Cemetery
by Jaume Barba & Joan Fontbernat Paituvi
Barcelona, Spain
Jatayu Earth's Center
Rajiv Anchal
Jatayu National Park Roadd, Kerala, India
Balloon Dog
by Jeff Koons,
The Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Little Mermaid
by Edvard Eriksen
Langelinie promenade, Copenhagen, Denmark
Bird
by Fernando Botero
Singapore River by the UOB Plaza, Singapore
Hercules and Cacus
by Baccio Bandinelli
Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy
Abduction of Persephone or Rape of Prosepina
by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy
Apollo and Daphne
by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Rome, Italy
The Thinker
by Auguste Rodin
Rodin Museum Paris, France
The Gates of Hell
by Auguste Rodin
Musée D’Orsay, Paris, France
Monument To Balzac
by Auguste Rodin
Musée Rodin, Paris, France
Head of Pierre de Wissant
by Auguste Rodin
LACMA in Los Angeles, CA USA
Hermitage The Three Graces
by Antonio Canova
St. Petersburg, Russia
Hiawatha
by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Metro Museum Manhattan, New York USA
Milo of Croton
by Pierre Puget
Louvre Paris, France
Neptune and Triton
by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Victoria and Albert Museum London, England
Cristo della Minerva - Risen Christ
by Michelangelo
Locations in Italy, Florence and Rome
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
by Benvenuto Cellini
Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy
The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa
by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria Rome italy
Madonna Of Bruges
by Michelangelo
Church of Our Lady Bruges, Belgium
The Veiled Vestal Virgin
by Raffaelle Monti
Chatsworth House England
The Veiled Virgin
by Giovanni Strazza
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Leda and the Swan
by Timotheus
Multiple Reproductions: Italy, USA, UK, Denmark
The Terracotta Warriors
by Qin Shi Huang
Lintong District, Xi'an
Shaanxi Province, China
Giant Head of Mao Zedong
by Hunan Provincial Government
Changsha, China
Anne Frank Sculpture near Anne Frank House
by Mari Andriessen
Amsterdam
Nest
Jason deCaires Taylor
Gili Meno Island, Indonesia
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
by Edgar Degas
Washington DC, USA
Venus de Milo
by Alexandros of Antioch
Louvre in Paris, France
Nuclear Energy
by Henry Moore
University of Chicago, Chicago Illinois USA
The Foot Soldier
by Ronald S. McDowell
Burmingham, Alabama, USA
Eagle - Abstract Art
by Alexander Calder
Seattle, Washington, USA
Lift Every Voice And Sing
Harp
by Augusta Savage
This temporary sculpture was commissioned for the 1939 New York World's Fair and destroyed when the fair closed. Augusta was paid $360 and spent 2 years on it. Unable to afford bronze casting, she made the original in lacquered plaster to resemble black basalt. An estimated 44 million people attended this fair in 1939.
