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The size really makes a difference! Check out the oversized statues of the planet, evidence of religious devotion, political commitment or a tangible tribute.
1 Motherland, Volgograd (Russia)
When it was unveiled in 1967, the statue symbolized "the infinite love of the people for the motherland and unwavering solidarity with the Communist Party." Today, this monumental matriarch (85 m high) southwest of Russia seems on the verge of losing his sword and sash, the concrete is good off of 20 centimeters. It would be a shame because the statue is a monument, a typical Soviet neoclassical and kitsch mastodon, erected to commemorate the victory over the Nazis in Stalingrad (Volgograd's former name). View from below, it allows you to feel the force of Russian patriotism ... remains to deplore its structural fragility.
Trains link the railway Paveletsky in Volgograd, about 19 hours (see www.poezda.net ).
2 Statue of Liberty, New York (USA)
The world's most famous statue symbolizes freedom for all those who arrived in the port of New York from 1886 Donor: France youth United States after the Civil War, the lady has lost none of its presence , and thanks to the restoration carried out in favor of its centenary. Nevertheless, she suffered the consequences of the attacks of September 11: the pedestal (which houses a museum) was closed until 2004, and access to higher observatory - 354 steps to the crown - has reopened that Lady Liberty in 2009 has since reprized her role as guardian of New York.
Liberty Island is accessible by ferry from Battery Park in Manhattan; you will find information about the visit, including access to the crown, on www.nps.gov/stli .
Statue of Liberty, United States. Benjamin Dumas
3 Moai (Easter Island, Chile)
The mysterious heads of Easter Island, carved in volcanic tuff there 750 years by the unfortunate Rapa Nui, were almost completely reversed after a tribal rivalry. Some of the 600 moai huge - they measure almost 10 meters high - that punctuate this isolated island were handed their ahus (base). While some have turned to the sea, many stayed in the Rano Raraku quarry, and all raise the same questions: what was their exact role?
Easter Island is 3,790 km (about 5 hours flying time) in Santiago, Chile ; most flights continue to Tahiti, six hours away.
4 Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
It's not so much the size of Christ in Rio (38 m) or appearance that subdues - although his grip seems strangely soothing to a giant soapstone - but its location, 710 m high. Installed on top of Mount Corcovado, the effigy art deco work of Paul Landowski French (1931), watch over the bay of Rio in Brazil , far from its tumult. Weather permitting, take the cog railway or climb the 220 steps through the Parque Nacional da Tijuca to see the holy man on his pedestal.
The train takes 20 minutes to connect Cosme Velho station at the foot of the statue; see www.corcovado.com.br .
Christ the Redeemer, Brazil. Terry George
5 Statue Park, Budapest (Hungary)
The sizes of Communism - Lenin, Marx and Engels - and the hero of the people have come together in a suburb of the Hungarian capital . After the fall of communism in 1989, the icons of the regime dotting the city have all been transferred to the open air museum. The field accommodates 42 artworks representing workers, comrades carrying flag and political leaders. The symbol of the place is a piece of Stalin - his big boots bronze - whose effigy was destroyed during the 1956 revolution.
Statues of the park is in the 22 th district, south of Budapest; direct bus leaves at 11 am from the center. See www.szoborpark.hu .
6 colossal statue of constantin, Rome (Italy)
Both feet, a hand, a head. This is all that remains of the colossal statue of Constantine, but it's enough to impress; the head alone is 1.75 m high. She also surprised by his impassive air and large eyes. The fragments were discovered in 1487 in the Basilica of Maxentius in the Roman Forum; they can be seen today in the courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori (Capitoline Museum) in Rome . These are the only parts marble (they were naked) with a statue of 12 meters high, dating from the fourth century AD, representing the Emperor seated.
In the Capitoline Museums are some of the most beautiful statues of Roman antiquity. More information about www.museicapitolini.org .
Colossal statue of Constantine, Italy. Steven Zucker
7 Angel of the North (England)
Covered absurdity of rust or masterpiece of public art? Angel steel sculptor Antony Gormley, erected in the 1990s to 20 m high on a hill near Gateshead in England , quickly convinced skeptics who denounced the cost of a million pounds. Nowadays, this monumental statue receives thousands of travelers under its large similar to those of an ancient monoplane, which symbolize the legendary hospitality of northerners wings. But the angel is not only a popular place for photographers this technical feat of incredible artistic audacity especially embodies the rebirth of the area.
The statue is just outside Gateshead and is served by Angel bus (schedules on www.simplygo.com ).
Angel of the North, England. Ian Britton
8 Sphinx, Giza (Egypt)
By age, the Sphinx of Giza in Egypt is the first large statue in the world. Probably cut into the rock to 2500 BC. AD bearing the image of the pharaoh Khafre, whose pyramid lies nearby, this is huge reclining lion with his feline body along 74 m high and 20 m human head. Despite a first restoration carried out in Roman times, time has taken its toll: the nose is long gone (maybe destroyed by a Sufi in the fourteenth century). The beard of the statue is in the British Museum, while pollution and groundwater gnaw his entrails. The Sphinx has however lost its air of mystery and size continue to impress.
The Sphinx and the Pyramids are illuminated by a light show up to four times per day (see www.soundandlight.com.eg ).
9 Maitreya Buddha, Emei Lake (Taiwan)
If laughter is contagious, this giant bronze top 72 of what my cheer the barge. The statue that dominates the Emei Lake in the Hsinchu area in northern Taiwan , is a rotund Buddha with a nasty smile. He embodies the bodhisattva of the future, which will descend from heaven to bring "joy and happiness in abundance" to his followers. Meanwhile, visitors can laugh its measurements and stroll the shaded paths of the lake and the mountain, a refreshing drink tea - Emei is famous for its "beautifying tea."
Express trains reach Hsinchu ( www.thsrc.com.tw ), from where a bus will take you to the station to Fuxing Emei Lake.
Buddha Maitreya, Taiwan. Wm Jas
10 Big Buddha, Leshan (China)
With its 71 m high, his shoulders broader than a building and its long eyebrows of 5 m, the Buddha of Leshan in China is as big as a mountain - it has also been carved into the cliffs of Sichuan Province, at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers. Designed by a monk in the year 713 to appease the tumultuous waves, it is well preserved for its 1200 years. You can approach his ear through the terrace, before descending the stairs on the cliff to his huge foot.
Boat cruises or ferry (cheaper, but not stop) to see the Buddha from the river; departure docks Binjiang Lu.
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