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This is a '''list of the most famous statues''' worldwide, past and present that already have articles about them in Wikipedia or are referred to or pictured in other articles.
This is a '''list of the most famous statues''' worldwide, past and present that already have articles about them in Wikipedia or are referred to or pictured in other articles.


== [[Australia]] ==
== Australia ==
*[[Dog on the Tuckerbox]], five miles (8 km) from [[Gundagai, New South Wales|Gundagai]]
*[[Dog on the Tuckerbox]], five miles (8 km) from [[Gundagai]]
*[[Burke and Wills]] statue, Melbourne
*[[Burke and Wills]] statue, Melbourne
* [[South African War Memorial (South Australia)|South African War Memorial]], Adelaide
* [[South African War Memorial (South Australia)|South African War Memorial]], Adelaide
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* [[List of public art in Western Australia]]
* [[List of public art in Western Australia]]


== [[Austria]] ==
== Austria ==


* Statue of [[Emperor Franz Joseph I]],Semmelweis Women's Clinic,Vienna.
* Statue of [[Emperor Franz Joseph I]],Semmelweis Women's Clinic,Vienna.
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* Statues of [[Schönbrunn Palace]], Gloriette Garden,Vienna.
* Statues of [[Schönbrunn Palace]], Gloriette Garden,Vienna.
* [[Gerard van Swieten]] statue on the memorial to Maria Theresa, Vienna.
* [[Gerard van Swieten]] statue on the memorial to Maria Theresa, Vienna.
* [[Baron Ernst Gideon von Laudon|Field marshal von Laudon]], [[Count Leopold Joseph von Daun|Field marshal von Daun]], [[Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun|Field marshal von Traun]], and [[Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller|Field marshal von Khevenhüller]] as a parts of the [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresia]] memorial at the Maria-Theresien-Platz between the [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]] and the [[Naturhistorisches Museum]]. Sculpted by [[Kaspar von Zumbusch]] and unveiled in 1888.
* [[Ernst Gideon von Laudon|Field marshal von Laudon]], [[Count Leopold Joseph von Daun|Field marshal von Daun]], [[Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun|Field marshal von Traun]], and [[Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller|Field marshal von Khevenhüller]] as a parts of the [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] memorial at the Maria-Theresien-Platz between the [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]] and the [[Naturhistorisches Museum]]. Sculpted by [[Kaspar von Zumbusch]] and unveiled in 1888.
* [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen|Archduke Karl]] by [[Anton Dominik Fernkorn]] at the [[Heldenplatz]], 1859. The equestrian sculpture is insofar a miracle which stands for Fernkorn's craftsmanship as a sculptor, as only the two back legs of the horse have a connection with the [[pedestal]], it is only the second oldest in the world of this kind, after the [[Monument to Nicholas I]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], outdoing the achievement of [[Pietro Tacca|Tacca]]'s equestrian sculpture of Philip IV in [[Madrid]].
* [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen|Archduke Karl]] by [[Anton Dominik Fernkorn]] at the [[Heldenplatz]], 1859. The equestrian sculpture is insofar a miracle which stands for Fernkorn's craftsmanship as a sculptor, as only the two back legs of the horse have a connection with the [[pedestal]], it is only the second oldest in the world of this kind, after the [[Monument to Nicholas I]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], outdoing the achievement of [[Pietro Tacca|Tacca]]'s equestrian sculpture of Philip IV in [[Madrid]].
* [[Prince Eugene of Savoy|Prince Eugen]] by [[Anton Dominik Fernkorn]] at the [[Heldenplatz]], 1865.
* [[Prince Eugene of Savoy|Prince Eugen]] by [[Anton Dominik Fernkorn]] at the [[Heldenplatz]], 1865.
* [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen|Archduke Albrecht]] by [[Kaspar von Zumbusch]] in front of the [[Albertina, Vienna|Albertina]], 1899.
* [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen|Archduke Albrecht]] by [[Kaspar von Zumbusch]] in front of the [[Albertina]], 1899.
* [[Joseph Radetzky von Radetz|General Radetzky]] by [[Kaspar von Zumbusch]] in the [[Ringstraße]], 1891.
* [[Joseph Radetzky von Radetz|General Radetzky]] by [[Kaspar von Zumbusch]] in the [[Ringstraße]], 1891.


== [[Belgium]] ==
== Belgium ==
*[[Manneken Pis]] in [[Brussels]]
*[[Manneken Pis]] in [[Brussels]]
*[[Jeanneke Pis]] in Brussels, the female [[Equivalence of categories|equivalent]] of [[Manneken Pis]]
*[[Jeanneke Pis]] in Brussels, the female [[Equivalence of categories|equivalent]] of [[Manneken Pis]]
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* [[Charlemagne]], in [[Liège]].
* [[Charlemagne]], in [[Liège]].


== [[Bolivia]] ==
== Bolivia ==
*[[Cristo de la Concordia]] in [[Cochabamba]]
*[[Cristo de la Concordia]] in [[Cochabamba]]


== [[Brazil]] ==
== Brazil ==
*[[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Redeemer]]
*[[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Redeemer]]


== [[Canada]] ==
== Canada ==


===[[Manitoba]]===
===Manitoba===
*[[Louis-Riel sculpture by Miguel Joyal]]
*[[Louis Riel (sculpture)|Louis-Riel]] by Miguel Joyal]]


===[[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]]===
===Newfoundland and Labrador===
*[[The Dead Christ]]
*[[The Dead Christ]]
*[[The Veiled Virgin]]
*[[The Veiled Virgin]]


===[[Ontario]]===
===Ontario===


*[[Timothy Eaton statue]] - [[Royal Ontario Museum]]
*[[Timothy Eaton statue]] - [[Royal Ontario Museum]]
*[[Henry Moore]] sculptures in front of [[Toronto City Hall]] and [[Art Gallery of Ontario]]
*[[Henry Moore]] sculptures in front of [[Toronto City Hall]] and [[Art Gallery of Ontario]]
* statue of [[Winston Churchill]] near [[Nathan Phillips Square]], [[Toronto]]
* statue of [[Winston Churchill]] near [[Nathan Phillips Square]], Toronto
* statue of Sir [[Adam Beck]] on [[University Avenue (Toronto)|University Avenue]] in [[Toronto]]
* statue of Sir [[Adam Beck]] on [[University Avenue (Toronto)|University Avenue]] in Toronto


* [[Queen's Park (Toronto)|Queen's Park]], [[Toronto]]
* [[Queen's Park (Toronto)|Queen's Park]], Toronto
** [[George Brown (Canadian politician)|George Brown]], one of the [[Fathers of Confederation]]
** [[George Brown (Canadian politician)|George Brown]], one of the [[Fathers of Confederation]]
** [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] moved from [[Delhi]], [[India]] in 1969
** [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] moved from [[Delhi]], India in 1969
** Sir [[John A. Macdonald]], first [[Prime Minister of Canada]]
** Sir [[John A. Macdonald]], first [[Prime Minister of Canada]]
** [[John Sandfield Macdonald]], first [[Premier of Ontario]]
** [[John Sandfield Macdonald]], first [[Premier of Ontario]]
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** [[George Brown (Canadian politician)|George Brown]] - located west of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[George William Hill (sculptor)|George William Hill]] (1913)
** [[George Brown (Canadian politician)|George Brown]] - located west of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[George William Hill (sculptor)|George William Hill]] (1913)
** [[Robert Baldwin]] and [[Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine]] - located east of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[Walter Seymour Allward]] (1914)
** [[Robert Baldwin]] and [[Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine]] - located east of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[Walter Seymour Allward]] (1914)
** [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier]] - located south of the East Block; sculpted by [[Joseph-Émile Brunet]] (1922)
** Sir [[Wilfrid Laurier]] - located south of the East Block; sculpted by [[Joseph-Émile Brunet]] (1922)
** [[Sir Robert Laird Borden]] - located west of the West Block; sculpted by [[Frances Loring]] (1957)
** [[Sir Robert Laird Borden]] - located west of the West Block; sculpted by [[Frances Loring]] (1957)
** [[Queen Elizabeth II]] - located east of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[Jack Harman]] (1977)
** [[Queen Elizabeth II]] - located east of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[Jack Harman]] (1977)
** [[John George Diefenbaker]] - located north of the West Block; sculpted by [[Leo Mol]] (1985)
** [[John George Diefenbaker]] - located north of the West Block; sculpted by [[Leo Mol]] (1985)
** [[Lester Bowles Pearson]] - located north of the West Block; sculpted by [[Danek Mozdzenski]] (1989)
** [[Lester Bowles Pearson]] - located north of the West Block; sculpted by [[Danek Mozdzenski]] (1989)
** [[Sir George-Étienne Cartier]] - located west of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[Louis-Philippe Hébert]]
** Sir [[George-Étienne Cartier]] - located west of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[Louis-Philippe Hébert]]
** [[The Famous Five (Canada)|The Famous Five]] - depicts the women's suffrage movement ([[Nellie McClung]], [[Irene Parlby]], [[Emily Murphy]], [[Louise McKinney]] and [[Henrietta Muir Edwards]]); sculpted by Barbara Paterson; the monument is featured on the reverse of the current [[Canadian fifty-dollar bill|$50 banknote]] by various sculptors
** [[The Famous Five (Canada)|The Famous Five]] - depicts the women's suffrage movement ([[Nellie McClung]], [[Irene Parlby]], [[Emily Murphy]], [[Louise McKinney]] and [[Henrietta Muir Edwards]]); sculpted by Barbara Paterson; the monument is featured on the reverse of the current [[Canadian fifty-dollar bill|$50 banknote]] by various sculptors
** [[Sir John A. Macdonald]] - located east of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[Louis-Philippe Hébert]]
** Sir [[John A. Macdonald]] - located east of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[Louis-Philippe Hébert]]
** [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] - located north of the East Block; sculpted by [[Raoul Hunter]]
** [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] - located north of the East Block; sculpted by [[Raoul Hunter]]
** [[Thomas D'Arcy McGee]] - located north of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[George William Hill (sculptor)|George William Hill]]
** [[Thomas D'Arcy McGee]] - located north of the Centre Block; sculpted by [[George William Hill (sculptor)|George William Hill]]


===[[Saskatchewan]]===
===Saskatchewan===
*[[Statue of Queen Elizabeth II riding Burmese]]
*[[Statue of Queen Elizabeth II riding Burmese]]
*[[Sir John A. Macdonald statue]]
*[[Sir John A. Macdonald statue]]


==[[People's Republic of China|China]]==
==China==
*[[Spring Temple Buddha]] in [[Henan]] (Tallest in the world)
*[[Spring Temple Buddha]] in [[Henan]] (Tallest in the world)


== [[Colombia]] ==
== Colombia ==
* [[Vargas Swamp Lancers]]
* [[Vargas Swamp Lancers]]
* [[India Catalina]]
* [[India Catalina]]
* [[Monument to Effort]]
* [[Monument to Effort]]


==[[Denmark]]==
==Denmark==
* [[Amalienborg Palace#The equestrian statue|Frederik V (equestrian statue)]] by [[Jacques Saly]]
* [[Amalienborg Palace#The equestrian statue|Frederik V (equestrian statue)]] by [[Jacques Saly]]
* [[The Little Mermaid (statue)|The Little Mermaid]] by [[Edvard Eriksen]]
* [[The Little Mermaid (statue)|The Little Mermaid]] by [[Edvard Eriksen]]
* ''[[Christus (statue)|Christus]]'' at [[Church of Our Lady (Copenhagen)|Church of Our Lady]], [[Copenhagen]] by [[Bertel Thorvaldsen]]
* ''[[Christus (statue)|Christus]]'' at [[Church of Our Lady (Copenhagen)|Church of Our Lady]], [[Copenhagen]] by [[Bertel Thorvaldsen]]


== [[Ecuador]] ==
== Ecuador ==
* [[El Panecillo#Statue|The Madonna of El Panecillo]], [[Quito]]
* [[El Panecillo#Statue|The Madonna of El Panecillo]], [[Quito]]


== [[Egypt]] ==
== Egypt ==


* [[Great Sphinx of Giza]]
* [[Great Sphinx of Giza]]
* [[Abu Simbel]]
* [[Abu Simbel]]


== [[France]] ==
== France ==
*The [[Vimy Memorial]], honouring Canada's role there in the [[World War I|First World War]]
*The [[Vimy Memorial]], honouring Canada's role there in the [[World War I|First World War]]
*[[The Burghers of Calais]] by [[Auguste Rodin]] in [[Calais]]
*[[The Burghers of Calais]] by [[Auguste Rodin]] in [[Calais]]
*[[The Thinker]] by [[Auguste Rodin]] in [[Paris]]
*[[The Thinker]] by [[Auguste Rodin]] in Paris
*[[The Lion of Belfort]] by [[Frédéric Bartholdi]] in [[Belfort]]
*[[The Lion of Belfort]] by [[Frédéric Bartholdi]] in [[Belfort]]
*[[Venus de Milo]], [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] statue in the [[Louvre]]
*[[Venus de Milo]], [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] statue in the [[Louvre]]
*[[Winged Victory of Samothrace]], ancient Greek statue also in the Louvre
*[[Winged Victory of Samothrace]], ancient Greek statue also in the Louvre
*[[The Statue of Liberty]] by [[Frédéric Bartholdi]] on the [[Île aux Cygnes]] in [[Paris]]
*[[Statue of Liberty (Jardin du Luxembourg)]] by [[Frédéric Bartholdi]] on the [[Île aux Cygnes]] in Paris
*[[Jeanne d'Arc]] in the [[Rue de Rivoli, Paris|Rue de Rivoli]] by [[Emmanuel Frémiet]].
*[[Jeanne d'Arc]] in the [[Rue de Rivoli, Paris|Rue de Rivoli]] by [[Emmanuel Frémiet]].
*[[Jeanne d'Arc]] in front of the [[Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Paris|Basilique du Sacré-Cœur]] by [[Hippolyte Lefèbvre]], 1927.
*[[Jeanne d'Arc]] in front of the [[Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Paris|Basilique du Sacré-Cœur]] by [[Hippolyte Lefèbvre]], 1927.
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*[[Albert I of Belgium]] near the [[Place de la Concorde]].
*[[Albert I of Belgium]] near the [[Place de la Concorde]].
*[[Henry IV of France|King Henri IV]] by [[François-Frédéric Lemot]] on the [[Pont Neuf]].
*[[Henry IV of France|King Henri IV]] by [[François-Frédéric Lemot]] on the [[Pont Neuf]].
*[[Etienne Marcel]] by [[Antonin Idrac]] near the [[City hall|Hôtel de Ville]].
*[[Étienne Marcel]] by [[Antonin Idrac]] near the [[City hall|Hôtel de Ville]].
*Marble equestrian statue of [[Louis XIII of France|King Louis XIII]] at [[Place des Vosges]]. Begun in 1816 by [[Louis Dupaty]], completed in 1821 by [[Jean-Pierre Cortot]].
*Marble equestrian statue of [[Louis XIII of France|King Louis XIII]] at [[Place des Vosges]]. Begun in 1816 by [[Louis Dupaty]], completed in 1821 by [[Jean-Pierre Cortot]].
*[[Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette|General Lafayette]] at Cours la Reine by [[Paul Wayland Bartlett]].
*[[Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette|General Lafayette]] at Cours la Reine by [[Paul Wayland Bartlett]].
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*[[Napoleon I of France|Napoléon Bonaparte]] at [[Champs-Élysées]].
*[[Napoleon I of France|Napoléon Bonaparte]] at [[Champs-Élysées]].


== [[Germany]] ==
== Germany ==
* [[Bavaria statue|Bavaria]], a statue as symbol of the South German kingdom of Bavaria in [[Munich]]
* [[Bavaria statue|Bavaria]], a statue as symbol of the South German kingdom of Bavaria in [[Munich]]
* [[Berlin Victory Column|Victory Column]], a statue of Victoria, the goddess of victory, in [[Berlin]]
* [[Berlin Victory Column|Victory Column]], a statue of Victoria, the goddess of victory, in Berlin
* [[Bismarck Monument (Hamburg)|Bismarck Monument]], a statue of [[Otto von Bismarck]], in [[Hamburg]]
* [[Bismarck Monument (Hamburg)|Bismarck Monument]], a statue of [[Otto von Bismarck]], in [[Hamburg]]
* [[Hermannsdenkmal]], a statue of Arminius, victor of the Battle of the [[Teutoburg Forest]]
* [[Hermannsdenkmal]], a statue of Arminius, victor of the Battle of the [[Teutoburg Forest]]
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*''[[Saint George]] defeats the [[Dragon]]''
*''[[Saint George]] defeats the [[Dragon]]''


== [[Greece]] ==
== Greece ==
* [[Statue of Zeus at Olympia]], one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]] sculpted by Pheidias. (Relocated to [[Constantinople]] in 393, later destroyed by fire in 462)
* [[Statue of Zeus at Olympia]], one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]] sculpted by Pheidias. (Relocated to [[Constantinople]] in 393, later destroyed by fire in 462)
* [[Colossus of Rhodes]], one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]]. (destroyed by earthquake in 224 BC, and the remains sold for scrap in 656)
* [[Colossus of Rhodes]], one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]]. (destroyed by earthquake in 224 BC, and the remains sold for scrap in 656)
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* [[Statue of liberty (Mytilene)]]
* [[Statue of liberty (Mytilene)]]


== [[Hong Kong]] ==
== Hong Kong ==
* Statue [[:File:Statue of Victoria in Victoria Park, Hong Kong 1.jpg]] of [[Queen Victoria]] at the entrance of [[Victoria Park, Hong Kong#History|Victoria Park]]
* Statue [[:File:Statue of Victoria in Victoria Park, Hong Kong 1.jpg]] of [[Queen Victoria]] at the entrance of [[Victoria Park, Hong Kong#History|Victoria Park]]
* Statue of [[Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Jackson]] at [[Statue Square]]
* Statue of [[Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Jackson]] at [[Statue Square]]
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* Statue of [[Prince Albert]] - formerly at [[Statue Square]]
* Statue of [[Prince Albert]] - formerly at [[Statue Square]]


== [[Hungary]] ==
== Hungary ==
*[[Hősök tere|Heroes' Square]], Heroes' Square (Hősök tere in Hungarian) is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary.
*[[Hősök tere|Heroes' Square]], Heroes' Square (Hősök tere in Hungarian) is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary.
*[[Bele Regis Notarius|Anonymus]], The statue of Anonymus, created by Miklós Ligeti in 1903, sits in front of Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest's Városliget (City Park)
*[[Bele Regis Notarius|Anonymus]], The statue of Anonymus, created by Miklós Ligeti in 1903, sits in front of Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest's Városliget (City Park)
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*[[Liberty Statue]], The Szabadság Szobor or Liberty Statue (sometimes Freedom Statue) in Budapest, Hungary, was first erected in 1947 in remembrance of the Soviet liberation of Hungary from Nazi forces during World War II.
*[[Liberty Statue]], The Szabadság Szobor or Liberty Statue (sometimes Freedom Statue) in Budapest, Hungary, was first erected in 1947 in remembrance of the Soviet liberation of Hungary from Nazi forces during World War II.


== [[India]] ==
== India ==
* [[Thiruvalluvar Statue, Kanyakumari|Thiruvalluvar Statue]], [[Kanyakumari]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.
* [[Thiruvalluvar Statue, Kanyakumari|Thiruvalluvar Statue]], [[Kanyakumari]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.
* [[Qutb Minar]], [[New Delhi]]
* [[Qutb Minar]], New Delhi
* [[Shiva]], [[Murudeshwara]]
* [[Shiva]], [[Murudeshwara]]
* Gommateshvara [[Bahubali]], [[Shravanabelagola]]
* Gommateshvara [[Bahubali]], [[Shravanabelagola]]
* Shri [[Bhaktha Anjaneyar]], Vedasandur, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India. ( url | http://anjaneyar.in/)
* Shri [[Bhaktha Anjaneyar]], Vedasandur, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India. ( url | http://anjaneyar.in/)


== [[Iran]] ==
== Iran ==
* [[Statue of Nader shah - Mashhad]]
* [[Statue of Nader shah - Mashhad]]
* [[Statue of Ferdosi - Tehran]]
* [[Statue of Ferdosi - Tehran]]


== [[Italy]] ==
== Italy ==
* [[Colossus of Barletta]], a statue of a Byzantine emperor
* [[Colossus of Barletta]], a statue of a Byzantine emperor
* [[Colossus of Nero]]
* [[Colossus of Nero]]
* [[Apollo Belvedere]]
* [[Apollo Belvedere]]
* [[Laocoön and his Sons]]
* [[Laocoön and His Sons]]
* [[David (Donatello)]]
* [[David (Donatello)]]
* [[Bacchus (Michelangelo)]]
* [[Bacchus (Michelangelo)]]
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* [[Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius]]
* [[Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius]]
* [[Ecstasy of St Theresa]]
* [[Ecstasy of St Theresa]]
* [[Leonardo's horse]], a statue of a Horse in Milan based upon a design by [[Leonardo Da Vinci]] from 500 years before.
* [[Leonardo's horse]], a statue of a Horse in Milan based upon a design by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] from 500 years before.
* Statue [[:File:ColaDiRienzo.jpg]] of [[Cola di Rienzi]] by [[Girolamo Masini]], erected in 1877 near the [[Campidoglio]] in [[Rome, Italy|Rome]]
* Statue [[:File:ColaDiRienzo.jpg]] of [[Cola di Rienzi]] by [[Girolamo Masini]], erected in 1877 near the [[Campidoglio]] in [[Rome]]


== [[Lebanon]] ==
== Lebanon ==
* Statue of Notre Dame du Liban [[:File:Ladylebanon.JPG]] at [[Harissa, Lebanon#Founding|Harissa]]
* Statue of Notre Dame du Liban [[:File:Ladylebanon.JPG]] at [[Harissa, Lebanon#Founding|Harissa]]


== [[Mexico]] ==
== Mexico ==
*[[El Angel de la Independencia]], [[Mexico City]]
*[[El Ángel de la Independencia]], Mexico City


== [[Mongolia]] ==
== Mongolia ==
* [[Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue]], Tuv aimag
* [[Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue]], Tuv aimag


== [[Nicaragua]] ==
== Nicaragua ==
*[[Jesús de la Misericordia]], [[San Juan del Sur]]
*[[Jesús de la Misericordia]], [[San Juan del Sur]]


== [[Norway]] ==
== Norway ==
*[[Vigelandsparken]], [[Oslo]]
*[[Vigelandsparken]], [[Oslo]]


== [[Russia]] ==
== Russia ==
*[[Mother Motherland Is Calling]]
*[[Mother Motherland Is Calling]]
*[[Bronze Horseman]] and other [[equestrian sculpture|equestrian monument]]s to Russian tsars
*[[Bronze Horseman]] and other [[equestrian sculpture|equestrian monument]]s to Russian tsars
*[[Monument to Minin and Pozharsky]] on [[Red Square]] in [[Moscow]]
*[[Monument to Minin and Pozharsky]] on [[Red Square]] in Moscow
*[[Worker and Kolkhoz Woman]] in [[Moscow]]
*[[Worker and Kolkhoz Woman]] in Moscow
*[[List of statues of Lenin]]
*[[List of statues of Lenin]]
*[[List of Mother Motherland statues]]
*[[List of Mother Motherland statues]]


== [[Sri Lanka]] ==
== Sri Lanka ==
* [[Kurunegala#History|Statue of Bhuddha]] in [[Kurunegala]] - {{convert|88|ft|m|sing=on}} high.
* [[Kurunegala#History|Statue of Bhuddha]] in [[Kurunegala]] - {{convert|88|ft|m|sing=on}} high.


== [[Singapore]] ==
== Singapore ==
* The [[Merlion]] statues at the [[Singapore River]] mouth and on [[Sentosa]]
* The [[Merlion]] statues at the [[Singapore River]] mouth and on [[Sentosa]]
* The [[Stamford Raffles#Founding of Singapore|Sir Stamford Raffles]] statue, based on the original by [[Thomas Woolner]], located at the Victoria Concert Hall and at the Raffles Landing Site along [[Singapore River]]
* The [[Stamford Raffles#Founding of Singapore|Sir Stamford Raffles]] statue, based on the original by [[Thomas Woolner]], located at the Victoria Concert Hall and at the Raffles Landing Site along [[Singapore River]]


== [[South Africa]] ==
== South Africa ==
* [[Horse Memorial]], [[Port Elizabeth]]
* [[Horse Memorial]], [[Port Elizabeth]]


==[[Sweden]]==
==Sweden==
*[[The Branting Monument]] in [[Stockholm]].
*[[The Branting Monument]] in [[Stockholm]].


==[[Turkey]]==
==Turkey==
*[[Aphrodite of Cnidus]], famous Hellenistic statue.
*[[Aphrodite of Cnidus]], famous Hellenistic statue.
*[[Aviation Martyrs' Monument]] in [[Istanbul]]
*[[Aviation Martyrs' Monument]] in [[Istanbul]]
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===Illinois===
===Illinois===
*[[Black Hawk Statue]], [[Oregon, Illinois|Oregon]]
*[[Black Hawk Statue]], [[Oregon, Illinois|Oregon]]
*[[The Bowman and The Spearman]], [[Chicago]]
*[[The Bowman and The Spearman]], Chicago
*[[Chicago Picasso]], Chicago
*[[Chicago Picasso]], Chicago
*[[Cloud Gate]], Chicago
*[[Cloud Gate]], Chicago
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===[[List of statues by height|Tallest]]===
===[[List of statues by height|Tallest]]===
*[[Spring Temple Buddha|Lushan Dafo]] (depicts [[Vairocana Buddha]]); [[Lushan County, Henan|Lushan]], [[Henan]], [[China]]. 108 m (354 ft) Buddha statue standing on a 20 m (66 ft) lotus throne placed on a 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building. Completed 2002.
*[[Spring Temple Buddha|Lushan Dafo]] (depicts [[Vairocana Buddha]]); [[Lushan County, Henan|Lushan]], [[Henan]], China. 108 m (354 ft) Buddha statue standing on a 20 m (66 ft) lotus throne placed on a 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building. Completed 2002.
*[[Ushiku Daibutsu]] (depicts [[Amitabha Buddha]]); [[Ushiku]], [[Ibaraki Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. 100&nbsp;m (328&nbsp;ft) Buddha statue standing on a 10&nbsp;m (33&nbsp;ft) lotus throne placed on a 10&nbsp;m (33&nbsp;ft) pedestal/building. Completed 1995.<ref>[http://www.iijnet.or.jp/am/Eindex.html Usiku Daibutsu || Usiku Jyoen |<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Ushiku Daibutsu]] (depicts [[Amitabha Buddha]]); [[Ushiku]], [[Ibaraki Prefecture]], Japan. 100&nbsp;m (328&nbsp;ft) Buddha statue standing on a 10&nbsp;m (33&nbsp;ft) lotus throne placed on a 10&nbsp;m (33&nbsp;ft) pedestal/building. Completed 1995.<ref>[http://www.iijnet.or.jp/am/Eindex.html Usiku Daibutsu || Usiku Jyoen |<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Guanyin Statue of Hainan|Guanyin statue of Hainan]] (depicts [[Avalokitesvara]]); [[Sanya]], [[Hainan]], [[China]]. 108&nbsp;m (354&nbsp;ft). Completed in 2005.
*[[Guanyin Statue of Hainan|Guanyin statue of Hainan]] (depicts [[Avalokitesvara]]); [[Sanya]], [[Hainan]], China. 108&nbsp;m (354&nbsp;ft). Completed in 2005.
*Emperors Yan and Huang; [[Zhengzhou]], China. 106&nbsp;m (348&nbsp;ft). Completed 2007.<ref>[http://english.sina.com/life/p/1/2006/1013/91715.html 106-Meter High Statue of Emperors Yan and Huang Built_life_English_SINA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*Emperors Yan and Huang; [[Zhengzhou]], China. 106&nbsp;m (348&nbsp;ft). Completed 2007.<ref>[http://english.sina.com/life/p/1/2006/1013/91715.html 106-Meter High Statue of Emperors Yan and Huang Built_life_English_SINA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*Daikannon of [[Sendai]] (depicts [[Avalokitesvara]]); Sendai, Japan. 100&nbsp;m (328&nbsp;ft).
*Daikannon of [[Sendai]] (depicts [[Avalokitesvara]]); Sendai, Japan. 100&nbsp;m (328&nbsp;ft).


===Tallest And Largest Equestrian Statue===
===Tallest and largest equestrian statue===
* Statue of [[Genghis Khan]] on a horse back near [[Ulan Bator]], [[Mongolia]], completed in 2006 has a height of 40 metres (~131 feet) on a 10 metres (~33 feet) high base. [http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.com/2010/01/worlds-tallest-and-largest-equestrian.html]
* Statue of [[Genghis Khan]] on a horse back near [[Ulan Bator]], [[Mongolia]], completed in 2006 has a height of 40 metres (~131 feet) on a 10 metres (~33 feet) high base. [http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.com/2010/01/worlds-tallest-and-largest-equestrian.html]
* Monument To Gral. [[Jose Gervasio Artigas]] In [[Minas, Uruguay]] - 18 Meters Tall, 9 Meters Long, Weight 150,000 Kilos 1974
* Monument To Gral. [[José Gervasio Artigas]] In [[Minas, Uruguay]] - 18 meters tall, 9 meters long, weight 150,000 kilos 1974


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===Largest stone sculptures===
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*[[List of Roman domes]]
*[[List of Roman domes]]
*[[New Seven Wonders of the World]]
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*[[List of archaeological sites sorted by country]]
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*[[List of Egyptian pyramids]]
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*[[List of Mesoamerican pyramids]]
*[[List of Mesoamerican pyramids]]

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This is a list of the most famous statues worldwide, past and present that already have articles about them in Wikipedia or are referred to or pictured in other articles.

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Manitoba

Newfoundland and Labrador

Ontario

Saskatchewan

China

Colombia

Denmark

Ecuador

Egypt

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong

Lost statues in Hong Kong include:

Hungary

  • Heroes' Square, Heroes' Square (Hősök tere in Hungarian) is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary.
  • Anonymus, The statue of Anonymus, created by Miklós Ligeti in 1903, sits in front of Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest's Városliget (City Park)
  • Statue Park, Szoborpark or Statue Park is a park in Budapest's XXII. district, with a gathering of monumental Soviet-era statues.
  • Liberty Statue, The Szabadság Szobor or Liberty Statue (sometimes Freedom Statue) in Budapest, Hungary, was first erected in 1947 in remembrance of the Soviet liberation of Hungary from Nazi forces during World War II.

India

Iran

Italy

Lebanon

Mexico

Mongolia

Nicaragua

Norway

Russia

Sri Lanka

Singapore

South Africa

Sweden

Turkey

United Kingdom

England

See also: List of statues of British royalty in London and List of equestrian statues in the United Kingdom

United States, including territories

Alabama

Arkansas

California

Further information: List of public art in Los Angeles

Illinois

Indiana

Massachusetts

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Montana

Nevada

New Mexico

New York

Main article: Statues and sculptures in New York City

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

South Carolina

South Dakota

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Washington, D.C.

Main article: Outdoor sculpture in Washington, D.C.

Vietnam

By distinction

Oldest

Tallest

Tallest and largest equestrian statue

Largest stone sculptures

Metal sculptures

References

  1. ^ http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/monument-to-humanity-kars
  2. ^ Usiku Daibutsu || Usiku Jyoen |
  3. ^ 106-Meter High Statue of Emperors Yan and Huang Built_life_English_SINA.com

Other organizational lists

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