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Saturday, April 9, 2011

This is her 10th in the world famous statue

10.Little Mermaid




The Little Mermaid statue is a statue in Copenhagen harbor in Langelinie in Denmark. Tourists who visit there often surprised by the small size of the statue. Size of Little Mermaid statue is only about 1.25 meters and weighing about 175 kg. Designed by Edvard Eriksen, the statue was founded in 1913 to commemorate the game from Little mermaid. . Government of Copenhagen announced that the statue may be moved further in the port, to avoid further vandalism and to prevent the tourists climb up onto it.

9. Lions of Delos 



Located near Mykonos, the island of Delos is one of the sites mythology, history and archeology of the most important in Greece. Delos has a position as a holy place before Olympian Greek mythology where it is the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. The Terrace of the Lions community dedicated to Apollo by Naxos long before 600 BC.

8.Mother Russia Statue   



Mother Russia Statue, also called Call Mother Earth, is a famous statue in the Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd Russia, to commemorate the Battle Stalingrad.Ketika memorial was dedicated in 1967 it was the tallest statue in the world, measuring 85 meters (279 feet) from the tip of the sword to the top of the pedestal. , this statue represents the 200-day Battle of Stalingrad. The statue is currently propped up due to changes in groundwater levels that cause the movement of the foundation.

7.Olmec Heads



Olmec heads the Pre-Columbian statue of an ancient civilization in the tropical lowlands in south-central Mexico. Olmec civilization evolved roughly from 1400 BC until around 400 BC. The most famous aspect of the Olmec civilization was the head of a big helmet. Head considered a portrait of the ruler,. There are 17 colossal heads unearthed to date.

6.Mount Nemrut    
 Nemrut is a high mountain in southeast Turkey, near the city of Adıyaman. At 62 BC, the statue of King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene built on the mountain tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues (8-9 m/26-30 ft high) of himself, two lions, two eagles and various Greek, and Persian gods. .

5.David Statue




David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture sculpted by Michelangelo from 1501 to 1504. 5:17 m (17 ft) marble statue depict King David was naked. To protect it from damage, this famous statue in 1873 moved to the Accademia Gallery in Florence in Italy, which attracts many visitors. A replica was placed in Piazza della Signoria, in the original location.

4.Great Sphinx    
 Located on the Giza plateau in Egypt, The Great Sphinx is one of the largest and oldest statues in the world, when and who made ​​this statue is still debated. This is the largest monolith statue in the world although much smaller than the Pyramids in the vicinity. Although the evidence is contrary to the viewpoint over the years, the traditional view held by modern Egyptologists generally remains that the Great Sphinx was built in about 2500 BC by the pharaoh Khafre
3.Statue of Liberty



Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France to celebrate one hundred years of the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States, stands on Liberty Island and is one of the world's most famous symbol. It represents a woman wearing a stole, a luminous crown and sandals, trampling on broken chains, carried the torch in his right hand raised and ansata tabula tablet. Development of the statue was completed in France in July 1884 and arrived in New York Harbor the following year

2.Christ the Redeemer




Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Terletak at the peak of about 700 meters (2,300 feet) of Mount Corcovado, on top of the mountain which we can see a beautiful panorama from up there. This statue is a symbol of Christianity and became an icon Brazil

1.Moai 




is a monolithic moai statues on Easter Island is located, one of the most remote islands on Earth. Famous statue was carved by the Polynesian colonizers of the island, in between around the year 1250 AD and 1500 AD. In addition to representing deceased ancestors, moai also might have been regarded as a living embodiment of a strong current or former heads. meters (69 feet) with a weight of about 270 tons. The statues were to stand when Europeans first visited the island, but most will be thrown down during the conflict then between clans. Today, about 50 moai have been re-established at the museum on Easter Island or elsewhere.

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