- The largest bird sculpture on Earth.
Rajiv Anchal spent 10 years creating this astonishing statue of an eagle.
- This is Ajax and Cassandra, a stunning marble sculpture created in 2022 by one of Italy’s greatest contemporary artists, Jago.
- Sendai Daikannon in Japan, standing at 100 meters (330 ft), is the eighth-tallest statue in the world.
- Nicolas Lavarenne’s “The Great Challenge” in Antibes, on the French Riviera.
- This is the view approaching the Statue of Unity in India.
As the tallest statue globally, it stands at a towering height of 182 meters (597 ft), nearly three times taller than the Statue of Liberty
- Bruno Catalano’s sculpture captures the deep emptiness felt by migrants as they leave their homeland—parting from loved ones and their community—in search of a brighter future.
Bruno Catalano’s series of sculptures, featuring partially missing figures, represents the feeling of leaving a part of oneself behind when traveling. They are both haunting and beautiful.
- The incredible statue of Neptune (Poseidon) in Gran Canaria, Spain.
- The Leshan Giant Buddha in China (800 AD).
Standing at 71 meters (233 ft) tall, it is the tallest pre-modern statue in the world.
- Everyone knows Michelangelo’s statue of David, but those fortunate enough to visit one of Rome’s greatest museums (Galleria Borghese) know that Bernini also crafted an extraordinary portrayal of the biblical hero.
16. The Kiss of Death is a marble sculpture created in 1930, located in Poblenou Cemetery, Barcelona.
- The Weight of Thought, bronze sculptures by Thomas Lerooy.
- Victor Noir’s grave in Père Lachaise Cemetery
Journalist Victor Noir, killed by Prince Pierre Bonaparte, a cousin of Emperor Napoleon III, became a symbol of opposition to the imperial regime. His tomb has since become a fertility symbol, with the lips and trousers’ bulge noticeably shiny from visitors kissing his face and rubbing the genital area for fertility blessings.
- The incredible handkerchief detail in this marble statue, crafted by French sculptor Louis Philippe Mouchy in 1781.
- The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa is a sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, portraying Saint Teresa of Ávila in a state of religious ecstasy with an angel holding a spear standing over her.
- Luo Li Rong is a contemporary artist renowned for creating hyper-realistic clay and bronze sculptures.
- The Dignity statue in South Dakota.
23. King Neptune statue by Paul DiPasquale in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
