The World Famous Statues

In the running world, we have to sometimes stop and think about some things in life that are required too, and one of them is travelling. It involves making you into something new which you were not when you left home. Being able to understand and tolerate a new culture is one of the phases of growing up and accepting the society. Its starts with involving yourself into new things that help you grow out of the cocoon in order to widen real life connections. These main attractions of the cities are the one which you would definitely love to travel to. These statues do speak, you just need to hear.

MOAI, EASTERN ISLAND

These statues poring over the inland to roll out the red carpet for the people there, they board 40 feet sky-high and 75 tons in weight gigantic stone head, outstretched and suiting up a red stone hat together with taking the custody of volcanic slope of Rano Raraku. 850 and yet more to go, these stand on uninterrupted platforms with the tomb of the gone to meet the maker just underneath. Residing on Easter Island, they are also called as Rapa Nui. Conducting common life brain wave, they glow pride from their skin. Crafted with volcano rock by people of the island in 1400 AD, they define, power, unity and strength of the communities which used to live on this island.

THE MOTHERLAND CALLS, RUSSIA

Putting a lock in the Guinness Book of World Records the tallest unobstructed erect statue in the terrene which stands 52m, 170 feet, is termed as The Motherland Calls, comprehendinga stainless steel sword in hand and howbeit in fine feather with ample supply to put a lock on aside left out with any underpinning. When it was dedicated in 1967, it was the tallest free-standing statue in the world. Before installing the monument, the workers poured concrete into the basis 15 meters deep.

CHRIST THE REDEEMER, BRAZIL

Dignifying 98 feet tall, in Rio de Janeiro, Christ de redeemer was completed in 1931. It has been named one of the New 7 Wonders of the World as in 2007. It took 5 years to get concluded and has a miniature chapel within the pedestal. Fundamentally sculpted in France, was later taken in pieces to Brazil.The material was made to fight the weather and cracking, made out of soapstone. It became the largest art deco monument in the world.

THE THINKER, FRANCE

Catching the attention of the human race, this statue has its various form, originally he was presented in the gardens in the Rodin museum in Paris in 1908. Made by French artist Auguste Rodin, the statue shows a muscular figure in his moment of concentrated introspection.The founder originally called this amazing figure THE POET. Rodin himself made more than 10 castings of the Thinker. One was placed over the graves of Rodin and his wife, Rose, at their home in Meudon, a suburb of Paris.

THE LITTLE MERMAID

With many copies in the world, The Little Mermaidfrom Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, sitting on a rock at Langelinie in the harbor of Copenhagen, Denmark. Being 25% larger than life-size, it is a twin-tailed beauty. The sculpture is made of bronze and granite. It is one of the major tourist attractions in the world and it turned 106 in 2019. It receives more than 1 million visitors per year.

SPHINX, EGYPT

One of the world’s largest monuments, located in Giza, Egypt is the Great Sphinx. Marvelously crafted, with the body of a lion and the head of a human, this is a prominent mythological figure in Egyptian, Asian, and Greek mythology. It was believed to be built about4500 yearsago by the pharaoh. Statues, paintings, and reliefs of the figure popped up across the country and the sphinx became a symbol of royalty and the power of the sun. Today, the Sphinx is continuing to deteriorate due to wind, humidity, and pollution. The archeologists then had to repair the damages made by the restoration process. They reversed the whole process by carefully removing the cement from the cracks and sealing it with something that is non-invasive.

STATUE OF LIBERTY, USA

Joint effort between France and the United States, the Statue of Liberty, intended to commemorate the lasting friendship between the peoples of the two nations. The Statue has a 35-foot waistline, holding a torch from 1886 and tablet upon which is inscribed the date of American declaration of Independence JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776). It has 154 steps from the pedestal to the head of the statue of liberty. As the name outshines its purpose, it has a crown of 7 spikes representing 7 oceans and the 7 continents of the world. The statue will be celebrating its 134th birthday in October 2017. It has a skin of copper which by the early 20^th century started oxidizing due to exposure to rain, wind and sun. In 1984, it was closed and underwent massive restoration in time for its centennial celebration.