statues
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Amazing Life-Sized Sculptures Of Camels And Horses Discovered In Saudi Arabia
Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have discovered a series of rock reliefs dating back some 2000 years. The life-sized sculptures show realistic impressions of several animals, though they have been badly damaged by years of erosion and rough treatment by humans.
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Magnificent Sandstone Statue Uncovered Near Legendary Cambodian Temple
Describing it as something that only happens in the movies, a team of Cambodian archaeologists have uncovered an 800-year-old sandstone statue weighing 200kg. Experts say it’s the most significant statue to be discovered in the famous archaeological site of Angkor Park in years.
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This Statue For A Chinese Warrior Is Very Probably The Most Badarse Statue Ever
Damn. That’s a good statue. This 50m-tall bronze figure depicts Guan Yu, an ancient Chinese general, and majestically towers over Jingzhou, China. Shanghaiist says that over 4000 strips of bronze have been stuck onto the body of Guan Yu and he stands atop the 8000 square metre Guan Yu museum. All that is great but…
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Statue Of Leader From Communist Empire Transformed Into Leader Of Actual Empire
It’s always the most embarrassing part of a fallen regime. All those statues, no longer relevant. Usually they come down, hence the severed head of Vladimir Lenin recently unearthed in Berlin. But what to do with all those Lenins still standing? Turn them into the likeness of a more benevolent leader, of course.