Weird and Strange Monuments and Sculptures Around the World
The dictionary defines monument as “A statue, building, or other structure dedicated to the memory of a notable person or event.” Public monuments that are offbeat, bizarre, untimely, incomprehensible… No, this is not a group for roadside kitsch. There are lots of wonderful groups for that. This is a group for monuments only.
LA, USA
Erevan, Armenia
Paris, France
Turin, Italy
Oxford, UK
Monaco, France
Somewhere in Russia
A strange Russian monument that represent anything else but the affection for little children …
Papparazi
A Donkey monument
Monument to Rocky Balboa… in Serbia!
Big monuments can really make a town. Especially when there’s nothing else to see. The Serbian village of Zitiste knows this. Sick of getting on the tourist radar only for heavy flooding and landslides, they’ve come up with a plan to make Zitiste famous for something quite different: a giant statue of Rocky Balboa.
The Serbians of Zitiste want to get this right, and have not only asked for assistance from Philadelphia officials (experienced in such matters), but have also formed the Association of Rocky Balboa (Zitiste). There is even method behind their madness: “We wanted to create a new image of our village … We thought long and hard about what would represent our new image, and we came up with Rocky Balboa. He is a character who never gives up and even when he looks to be beaten he picks himself up and wins through.”
Jan Kempenaers – Spomenik – The end of history
This monument is dedicated for partisans that fell in WWII in ex-Yugoslavia. It’ located in Podgaric, Croatia.
Penis Monument
An amusement park in the city of Changchun in northern China has just constructed the world’s largest penis, 30 foot. A sure way to bring a few extra customers (but maybe put off a few too), this 30-foot phallic named the Sky Pillar is a concrete pole wrapped in straw at the Longwan Shaman Amusement Park. Apparently it’s all for historical reasons: Legend says a Shaman hero named Ewenki vanquished a cruel female ruler and gave her a penis totem, telling her to respect males and not kill them at will.
Upside-down Monument to La Trobe
This contemporary monument to Charles La Trobe in central Melbourne was removed at the end of June 2006 and has been acquired by La Trobe University.
Enema Monument
A health spa in Russia has unveiled on June, 2008, its tribute to a medical procedure it administers there routinely: the enema! “We administer enemas nearly every day,” said Alexander Kharchenko, the head of the sanatorium which specializes in treating illnesses of the digestion tract.
“So, I thought, why not use our sense of humor and give it a monument,” he said of the bronze statue that stands about 1.5 meters high. Local artist Svetlana Avakova, who designed the monument which cost around 1 million roubles ($42,000), said Botticelli’s classic painting Venus and Mars had given her the inspiration to tackle the tricky subject.
Fellatio Monument
Jeju Love Land ( island in South Korea ) is a “sculpture theme park” that features giant statues of naked ladies, naked gents, and all sorts of sexy fun. Much like the potato chip, a portrait of oneself next to Love Land’s fellatio monument is a blogger’s best dream come true. There’s a gift shop on the premises that sells all the accessories you’d expect.
Manhattan, USA
