'From Liberty to Christ the Redeemer': World's Most Marvelous Statues
'From Liberty to Christ the Redeemer': World's Most Marvelous Statues
Published July 7th, 2018 - 08:49 GMT
By Sally Shakkour
Statues are an important part of human history and culture.
Some countries have over the centuries built large statues, others have reconstructed already ancient structures.
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Rodina Mat: Located in Kiev. The Rodina Mat statue is symbolic model made during World War II to mobilize the Russian people in the then Soviet Unions. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)
The Guan Yin Statue: Guan Yin is situated on the south coast of China’s Hainan island. It has three dimensions with one side facing inland and the other two facing the South China Sea.(flicker)
Christ the Redeemer: an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, United States. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)
Ushiku Daibutsu is in the city of Ushiku in Japan. Completed in 1995, the figure is the 3rd largest statue in the world. (Shutterstock/ File)
China's Spring Temple Buddha is the largest statue in the world. Construction of the Spring Temple Buddha was planned soon after the Bamiyan Buddhas were blown up by the Taliban in Afghanistan early this century. (Wikipedia)
Laykyun Setkyar was built on top of Po Kaung Hills near the city of Monywa in central Myanmar. At its foot lies the largest reclining Buddha statue in the world. (Shutterstock/ File)
The statue of the Virgin Mary watches over the city of Junieh, Lebanon. (Shutterstock/ File)
Rodina Mat: Located in Kiev. The Rodina Mat statue is symbolic model made during World War II to mobilize the Russian people in the then Soviet Unions. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)
The Guan Yin Statue: Guan Yin is situated on the south coast of China’s Hainan island. It has three dimensions with one side facing inland and the other two facing the South China Sea.(flicker)
Christ the Redeemer: an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, United States. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)
Ushiku Daibutsu is in the city of Ushiku in Japan. Completed in 1995, the figure is the 3rd largest statue in the world. (Shutterstock/ File)
China's Spring Temple Buddha is the largest statue in the world. Construction of the Spring Temple Buddha was planned soon after the Bamiyan Buddhas were blown up by the Taliban in Afghanistan early this century. (Wikipedia)
Laykyun Setkyar was built on top of Po Kaung Hills near the city of Monywa in central Myanmar. At its foot lies the largest reclining Buddha statue in the world. (Shutterstock/ File)
The statue of the Virgin Mary watches over the city of Junieh, Lebanon. (Shutterstock/ File)
