23 Of the most ingenious sculptures and well-known statues from around the globe

Monuments, sculptures, and artistic statues abound in our cities, each with its own narrative to tell. While the original statues were made to honor the gods, later monuments honored notable people, military leaders, and generals, today’s statues could be considered modern art or abstract works of art. Today, the primary function of a sculpture is as public art — something that is aesthetically beautiful and provides color and emotion to even the most mundane parts of cities. Thousands have been created, yet only a few are truly exceptional, and hence famous statues. That’s why our readers set out to identify the most inventive artists in the world, from modern sculptures to classical paintings.

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Expansion by Paige Bradley, New York, USA

A Scene From The World War With Real-Size Statues, Eceabat, Turkey

Fontana Luminosa, L’Aquila, Italy

The Unknown Official, Reykjavik, Iceland

Spider, Tate Modern, London, UK

The Knotted Gun, Turtle Bay, New York, USA

A Day Out, Adelaide, Australia

Les Voyageurs, Marseilles, France

Man Hanging Out, Prague, Czech Republic

Salmon Sculpture, Portland, Oregon, USA

Man At Work, Bratislava, Slovakia

Kelpies, Grangemouth, UK

De Vaartkapoen, Brussels, Belgium

Mustangs By Robert Glen, Las Colinas, Texas, USA

Nelson Mandela, South Africa

Mihai Eminescu, Onesti, Romania

The Shark, Oxford, UK

The Monument Of An Anonymous Passerby, Wroclaw, Poland

Hippo Sculptures, Taipei, Taiwan

The Shoes On The Danube Bank by Can Togay & Gyula Pauer, Budapest, Hungary

Sinking Building Outside State Library, Melbourne, Australia

Black Ghost, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Iguana Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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