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Amazing statues
1. "Giant Lamp", Malmo, Sweden
Swedish city of Malmö attracts tourists not only for its unusually warm (by the standards of this northern country) climate and architecture, but also one of the most unusual in the world of monuments - a huge 6-foot lamp that is not only light, as befits this lamp, but able to "talk».
During the year, the lamp "travels" on different streets and squares of the city, but every Christmas always comes back to the original place of installation - at Lilla Torg square.
2. Monument to the enema, Zheleznovodsk, Russia
Zheleznovodska resorts have long been famous for its mineral springs and the stunning beauty of nature, but who would have thought that the local people to express love for their native city to place a memorial enema!
Giant bronze medical instrument, which supports three cherubim mounted on the territory of one of the health centers. The monument Svetlana Avakova David Begalov argue that the idea of appearance statues prompted them immortal masterpiece by Sandro Botticelli "Venus and Mars." Probably only the enlightened mind of the artist can perceive the connection between the huge enema and paintings of the great Italian, however, the monument quickly became one of the main attractions of the city and tourists enjoy taking pictures with him.
3. Monument to Sigmund Freud, Prague, Czech Republic
Imagine - you walk around Prague, enjoying the beautiful architecture and outstanding atmosphere of narrow streets of the ancient capital of the Czech Republic, and suddenly you see a man who hooked a hand behind metal pin, hanging at a great height, and no signs of life. If you are not familiar with the art object Prague, likely the first thought would be to call the police, where a good-natured laugh at you and tell you that the "hanging man" - not that other, as a monument to the prominent psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud for the authorship of the famous Czech sculptor David Black.
Monument metaphorically depicts the struggle of the great scientist with their own phobias and fear of death, and the isolation of the intelligentsia from the people.
4. "Big Lobster", Kingston, South Australia
Residents of Australia are experiencing a strange statues inexplicable love - take at least a monument located in Melbourne Vice-Governor of Victoria, Charles La Trobe, which the sculptor has put literally upside down, a monument to the wallet in the same city, or a monument in the form of an ax in the state of New South Wales.
Huge lobster height of about 20 m, a width of 15 m and a length of almost 17 meters, mounted near one of the restaurants in Kingston, unusual even by the standards of the cultural traditions of the Australian antipodes. Despite the obvious grotesqueness and fussiness sculptures, lobster is popular with local residents, they even nicknamed him Larry - in Australian English name equivalent treatment "Sir».
5. "Hare", Nuremberg, Germany
The sculpture, installed in an old German town in 1984 - probably one of the strangest monuments of the famous painter and engraver Albrecht Dürer.
Hateful monster "lurking" in front of the house-museum of the artist, vaguely reminiscent of a cute fluffy rabbit with drawings made by Dürer in the early XVI-th century. It seems to emphasize the contrast between the hare by Durer and monsters in the style of the modern avant-garde, the artist placed next to his hare small but fairly accurate copy of the animal depicted the great native of Nuremberg.
6. "Floralis Henerika", Buenos Aires, Argentina
Under this name hides a beautiful not too nice looking 18-ton flower made of aluminum and steel, capital of Argentina presented by the architect Eduardo Catalano. Despite the weird proportions of the metal "plant" a height of about 23 m, at certain hours to watch the "flower" is quite interesting - in the dark of his "petals" are closed and opened at sunrise, in addition, night sculpture radiates several ominous red light, reminiscent of a secret weapon villains from the comic book.
According to Edward, the sculpture represents "hope spring eternal and all life on our planet." Eyewitnesses claim that even if you know about the architect's plan, looking at the statue still seems that the center of the "flower" in the sky is about to hit the laser beam.
7. Monument René de Chalon, Bar-le-Duc, France
The small church of one of French cities is almost the same dozens of other Catholic churches - crosses, statues of saints, paintings - all set the standard tourist attractions. However, there is in the Church of Bar-le-Duc monument, which is surprising and even shocking is not versed in the history Fratsii visitors - in one of the niches of the temple is set ... half-decayed corpse clutching in his hand solemnly stretched up his heart.
Statue dedicated to René de Chalon, Prince of Orange, who lived in the XVI-th century. According to legend, the young man felt that dies when he is not there, and 30, and bequeathed to portray on the tombstone, as it will look like in three years after the death. Premonition has not brought the young man - one of the trips of 25-year-old prince received fatal gunshot wound and died some time later, after which the sculptor Ligier Richier had only to do the will of the deceased. His stunningly accurate in terms of anatomy work for more than 400 years the church makes visitors feel somehow uncomfortable - in fact, this sculpture would suit the anatomical museum, or hospital, but not the temple of God.
8. Statue of Genghis Khan, Tsonzhin-Boldog, Mongolia
Within an hour's drive from the Mongolian capital is monstrous image which in desert steppe looks as strange as if the Statue of Liberty hoisted amidst the lunar landscape.
Genghis Khan riding a horse lover, and quietly menacing looks to land held by his historical prototype, as if implying that none of the rulers of ancient and modern is not equal to the founder of the Mongol Empire in the majesty and political weight. Sculpture trimmed with stainless steel, while its height is 40 meters, not including the 10-meter pedestal - no wonder that the monument is considered the largest equestrian statue in the world.
9. "Mother", Ottawa, Canada
To a question about the infamous "look of the artist" - if the word "mother" you immediately appears spider with a brood of cubs of the American sculptor Louise Bourgeois certainly going to your taste.
Since its first appearance in public in 1999, the year, at an event in «Tate Museum of Modern Art» - British contemporary art gallery, "spiders" Bourgeois had raspolztis worldwide. One of the largest statues of its kind established in the Canadian city of Ottawa, is a bronze spider over 9 meters in height and 26 spider eggs made of marble. Other "spider" sculpture, smaller size, are part of several traveling exhibitions of the artist, which means in a short time one of the "Mother" and can visit your city.
Source: www.publy.ru
Swedish city of Malmö attracts tourists not only for its unusually warm (by the standards of this northern country) climate and architecture, but also one of the most unusual in the world of monuments - a huge 6-foot lamp that is not only light, as befits this lamp, but able to "talk».
During the year, the lamp "travels" on different streets and squares of the city, but every Christmas always comes back to the original place of installation - at Lilla Torg square.
2. Monument to the enema, Zheleznovodsk, Russia
Zheleznovodska resorts have long been famous for its mineral springs and the stunning beauty of nature, but who would have thought that the local people to express love for their native city to place a memorial enema!
Giant bronze medical instrument, which supports three cherubim mounted on the territory of one of the health centers. The monument Svetlana Avakova David Begalov argue that the idea of appearance statues prompted them immortal masterpiece by Sandro Botticelli "Venus and Mars." Probably only the enlightened mind of the artist can perceive the connection between the huge enema and paintings of the great Italian, however, the monument quickly became one of the main attractions of the city and tourists enjoy taking pictures with him.
3. Monument to Sigmund Freud, Prague, Czech Republic
Imagine - you walk around Prague, enjoying the beautiful architecture and outstanding atmosphere of narrow streets of the ancient capital of the Czech Republic, and suddenly you see a man who hooked a hand behind metal pin, hanging at a great height, and no signs of life. If you are not familiar with the art object Prague, likely the first thought would be to call the police, where a good-natured laugh at you and tell you that the "hanging man" - not that other, as a monument to the prominent psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud for the authorship of the famous Czech sculptor David Black.
Monument metaphorically depicts the struggle of the great scientist with their own phobias and fear of death, and the isolation of the intelligentsia from the people.
4. "Big Lobster", Kingston, South Australia
Residents of Australia are experiencing a strange statues inexplicable love - take at least a monument located in Melbourne Vice-Governor of Victoria, Charles La Trobe, which the sculptor has put literally upside down, a monument to the wallet in the same city, or a monument in the form of an ax in the state of New South Wales.
Huge lobster height of about 20 m, a width of 15 m and a length of almost 17 meters, mounted near one of the restaurants in Kingston, unusual even by the standards of the cultural traditions of the Australian antipodes. Despite the obvious grotesqueness and fussiness sculptures, lobster is popular with local residents, they even nicknamed him Larry - in Australian English name equivalent treatment "Sir».
5. "Hare", Nuremberg, Germany
The sculpture, installed in an old German town in 1984 - probably one of the strangest monuments of the famous painter and engraver Albrecht Dürer.
Hateful monster "lurking" in front of the house-museum of the artist, vaguely reminiscent of a cute fluffy rabbit with drawings made by Dürer in the early XVI-th century. It seems to emphasize the contrast between the hare by Durer and monsters in the style of the modern avant-garde, the artist placed next to his hare small but fairly accurate copy of the animal depicted the great native of Nuremberg.
6. "Floralis Henerika", Buenos Aires, Argentina
Under this name hides a beautiful not too nice looking 18-ton flower made of aluminum and steel, capital of Argentina presented by the architect Eduardo Catalano. Despite the weird proportions of the metal "plant" a height of about 23 m, at certain hours to watch the "flower" is quite interesting - in the dark of his "petals" are closed and opened at sunrise, in addition, night sculpture radiates several ominous red light, reminiscent of a secret weapon villains from the comic book.
According to Edward, the sculpture represents "hope spring eternal and all life on our planet." Eyewitnesses claim that even if you know about the architect's plan, looking at the statue still seems that the center of the "flower" in the sky is about to hit the laser beam.
7. Monument René de Chalon, Bar-le-Duc, France
The small church of one of French cities is almost the same dozens of other Catholic churches - crosses, statues of saints, paintings - all set the standard tourist attractions. However, there is in the Church of Bar-le-Duc monument, which is surprising and even shocking is not versed in the history Fratsii visitors - in one of the niches of the temple is set ... half-decayed corpse clutching in his hand solemnly stretched up his heart.
Statue dedicated to René de Chalon, Prince of Orange, who lived in the XVI-th century. According to legend, the young man felt that dies when he is not there, and 30, and bequeathed to portray on the tombstone, as it will look like in three years after the death. Premonition has not brought the young man - one of the trips of 25-year-old prince received fatal gunshot wound and died some time later, after which the sculptor Ligier Richier had only to do the will of the deceased. His stunningly accurate in terms of anatomy work for more than 400 years the church makes visitors feel somehow uncomfortable - in fact, this sculpture would suit the anatomical museum, or hospital, but not the temple of God.
8. Statue of Genghis Khan, Tsonzhin-Boldog, Mongolia
Within an hour's drive from the Mongolian capital is monstrous image which in desert steppe looks as strange as if the Statue of Liberty hoisted amidst the lunar landscape.
Genghis Khan riding a horse lover, and quietly menacing looks to land held by his historical prototype, as if implying that none of the rulers of ancient and modern is not equal to the founder of the Mongol Empire in the majesty and political weight. Sculpture trimmed with stainless steel, while its height is 40 meters, not including the 10-meter pedestal - no wonder that the monument is considered the largest equestrian statue in the world.
9. "Mother", Ottawa, Canada
To a question about the infamous "look of the artist" - if the word "mother" you immediately appears spider with a brood of cubs of the American sculptor Louise Bourgeois certainly going to your taste.
Since its first appearance in public in 1999, the year, at an event in «Tate Museum of Modern Art» - British contemporary art gallery, "spiders" Bourgeois had raspolztis worldwide. One of the largest statues of its kind established in the Canadian city of Ottawa, is a bronze spider over 9 meters in height and 26 spider eggs made of marble. Other "spider" sculpture, smaller size, are part of several traveling exhibitions of the artist, which means in a short time one of the "Mother" and can visit your city.
Source: www.publy.ru