Afrikaans Taal Monument, Paarl, Cape Winelands
The monument consists of 3 domes and 3 pillars, each of which represents a culture influential to the Afrikaans language. The tall needle that stands amongst these object is the most iconic section of the monument and can be seen for miles. Known simply as the Taal monument or Afrikaans language monument, the most famous [...]
The Motherland Calls Statue Rusia
There is a memorial complex in Kiev “National Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945”, it consists of various exposures, the bowl “Fire of Glory”, museum etc. Complete map can be viewed here. But the most remarkable thing is certainly the monument “Mother Motherland”. The total height of the monument is 102 meters + [...]
Christ The King Statue Poland
A gigantic statue of Jesus that Poles claim is the world’s largest rose majestically above a small town today, as the grandiose dream of a local priest finally came to pass. The white statue with outstretched arms and golden crown rising above the western Polish plains in Swiebodzin provides competition to Rio de Janiero’s iconic [...]
The Mother Motherland Statue ukraine
There is a memorial complex in Kiev “National Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945”, it consists of various exposures, the bowl “Fire of Glory”, museum etc. Complete map can be viewed here. But the most remarkable thing is certainly the monument “Mother Motherland”. The total height of the monument is 102 meters + [...]
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Christ the Redeemer statue – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christ the Redeemer, or Cristo Redentor, is a colossal 32m tall statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It sits at the top of the 710m (2330ft) Corcovado mountain, in the Tijuca Forest National Park, overlooking Rio de Janeiro. The idea to put a statue at the top of Corcovado can be traced back to the [...]
Gigantic Mary Statue – Virgen de la Paz Venezuela
Trujillo the smallest Andean State has a total area of 8624 km. The capital which bears the same name as the state has also been called “Ciudad Portatil” (Portable City), for it has changed its location more than once in fourteen years. Trujillo still keeps the charm of old Spanish colonial houses, full of memories [...]
