1.
Statue of Liberty, New York, United States –
Located on Liberty Island in Manhattan, the statue was dedicated on
October 28, 1886 as a gift to the United States from the people of
France. It was given to celebrate the 100 years anniversary of the
signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. The statue is
an icon of freedom and of the United States: a welcoming signal to
immigrants arriving from abroad
Most famous statues: Statue Of Liberty
2.
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The
statue is considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world and the
5th largest statue of Jesus in the world. It is 30 metres (98 ft) tall,
not including its 8 metres (26 ft) pedestal, and its arms stretch 28
metres (92 ft) wide. It is located at the
peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain. The statue has
become an icon for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil’s most famous monument. It was constructed between 1926 and 1931
Most famous statues: Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado mountain
3.
The Great Sphinx Of Giza, Egypt – Commonly
referred to as the Sphinx, it is a limestone statue of a mythical
creature with a lion’s body and a human head. It stands on the Giza
Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. It is the largest
monolith statue in the world, standing 73.5 metres (241 ft) long, 19.3
metres (63 ft) wide, and 20.22 m (66.34 ft) high. It is also the oldest
known monumental sculpture, and is commonly believed to have been built
by ancient Egyptians around 2558–2532 BC
The Great Sphinx Of Giza, Egypt
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4.
Moai, Easter Island – Monolithic human figures
carved by the Rapa Nui people from rock between the years 1250 and 1500.
Almost all moai have overly large heads three-eighths the size of the
whole statue. The tallest moai erected, called Paro, was almost 10
meters (33 ft) high and weighed 75 tonnes. The heaviest erected was a
shorter but squatter moai weighing 86 tons and one unfinished sculpture,
if completed, would have been approximately 21 meters (69 ft) tall with
a weight of about 270 tons
Most famous statues: Moai, Easter Island
5.
David Statue, Italy – David is a masterpiece of
Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504, by the Italian
artist Michelangelo. It is a 5.17-metre (17.0 ft)
marble statue of a standing male nude. The statue represents the
Biblical hero David. The statue is located in the Accademia Gallery in
Florence since 1873
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