The most unusual monuments in the world

In all countries of the world and at all times people tried to decorate their cities with different sculptural compositions and monuments. In the history of mankind on Earth, an incredible number of such cultural sculptures have accumulated. All of them are quite different, some of them glorify beauty, others are dedicated to politicians and historical events, but there are also those that can be attributed to the section of unusual and often shocking.

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In France, for example, a huge sculpture of a human finger is installed in the suburbs of Paris, the height of which is 12 meters, and the weight is 18 tons. The bronze giant, poured from bronze, adorns the suburb of Paris, and amazes many tourists and visitors of the city.

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Wonderful monuments are scattered all over the place. In American Philadelphia, for example, there is a monument to the usual clothespin of unusual sizes - 15 meters. The author of this monument was Klaus Oldenburg, who also sculptured a monument to a broom, a shovel and a shovel.

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And some strange monuments so got used to the history of the country that they became not just famous, but also recognizable symbols of some of them. An example of such a monument can serve Belgian Atomium, which has the form of an iron molecule, increased by 165 billion times. This monument represents nine hollow balls, fastened together by pipes. In total, the mass of the Atomium is 2400 tons. By the way, this monument can be viewed not only from the outside, but also to get inside, where tourists are interested in an excursion and tell the story of the creation of this art object.

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In Britain, on the roof of one of Oxford's houses, there is a huge shark tail 7.5 meters long. The author of the sculpture dedicated this monument to one of the anniversaries of the bombing of Nagasaki, laying the philosophical meaning in it that no one in our world can feel completely safe.

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Swedes also do not lag behind other cities, because in their country there is a monument flying in weightlessness of a cow. A funny cow, raised above the ground in a space suit and a spacesuit, causes a smile and surprise. Well, who had the idea of ​​hanging a cow in such an unusual decoration? The residents will not answer this question now. And the cow continues to hang and attract visitors.

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In Ukrainian Berdyansk there is a monument dedicated to human stinginess. Sculpture has the appearance of a business toad, settled on people's heads. This monument is a tribute to satire. He speaks with humor about the main human vices - stinginess and envy.

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Czechia also falls into the hit parade of unusual sculptures. In Prague you can see a monument dedicated to the writer Franz Kafka, but executed in an unusual decision. The writer sits on the shoulders of an empty suit. Another Czech monument is very surprising, the main character of which is the most revered in the Czech Republic, Saint Wenceslas. David Cherny (author of the sculpture) depicted the saint sitting on his belly at the horse, which caused a public outcry.

In general, there are an infinite number of large and small old and modern not ordinary monuments in the world that surprise and amuse us with their contents in a literal and figurative sense.