List of statues

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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.

Algeria[]

See also: List of cultural assets of Algeria

Australia[]

See also: List of public art in Western Australia
  • Dog on the Tuckerbox, five miles (8 km) from Gundagai
  • Burke and Wills statue, Melbourne
  • South African War Memorial, Adelaide
  • Map the Miner, Kapunda, South Australia

Austria[]

  • Statues in facades of the Kunsthistorisches Museum - the Art History Museum and Naturhistorisches Museum - Museum of Natural History of Vienna, Maria-Theresien-Platz, Vienna.
  • Statue of Nicholas, Count of Salm, Vienna.
  • Statue of Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun.
  • Statues of Schönbrunn Palace, Gloriette Garden, Vienna.
  • Gerard van Swieten statue on the memorial to Maria Theresa, Vienna.
  • Field marshal von Laudon, Field marshal von Daun, Field marshal von Traun, and Field marshal von Khevenhüller as a parts of the 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 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 Tacca's equestrian sculpture of Philip IV in Madrid.
  • Prince Eugen by Anton Dominik Fernkorn at the Heldenplatz, 1865.
  • Archduke Albrecht by Kaspar von Zumbusch in front of the Albertina, 1899.
  • General Radetzky by Kaspar von Zumbusch in the Ringstraße, 1891.

Belgium[]

  • Ambiorix, in Tongres
  • Manneken Pis, in Brussels
  • Butte du Lion ("Hillock of the Lion", "Lion's Mound") in Waterloo
  • Godfrey of Bouillon, Royal Square, in Brussels.
  • Baldwin I of Constantinople, Flanders Square, in Brussels.
  • Léopold II, in Brussels.
  • Albert I at Kunstberg.
  • Charlemagne, in Liège.

Bolivia[]

Brazil[]

Cambodia[]

Canada[]

Manitoba[]

Newfoundland and Labrador[]

Ontario[]

  • Timothy Eaton statue - Royal Ontario Museum
  • 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 Sir Adam Beck on University Avenue in Toronto
  • Queen's Park, Toronto
    • George Brown, one of the Fathers of Confederation
    • King George V moved from Delhi, India in 1969
    • Sir John A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada
    • William Lyon Mackenzie, leader of the Upper Canada Rebellion
    • Sir Oliver Mowat, third Premier of Ontario
    • John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario
    • Queen Victoria
    • Sir James Pliny Whitney, sixth Premier of Ontario
    • Ontario Veterans Memorial
    • Queen Elizabeth II Rose Gardens in honour of Her Majesty's Silver Jubilee in 1977 and Golden Jubilee in 2002
  • Parliament Hill, Ottawa
    • Queen Victoria - located north of the West Block; sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hébert (1900)
    • Alexander Mackenzie - located west of the Centre Block; sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hébert (1901)
    • Henry Albert Harper / Galahad - located outside the Queen's Gates, facing Centre Block; sculpted by Ernest Wise Keyser (1905)
    • George Brown - located west of the Centre Block; sculpted by George William Hill (1913)
    • 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 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)
    • John 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)
    • Sir George-Étienne Cartier - located west of the Centre Block; sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hébert
    • 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 $50 banknote by various sculptors
    • 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
    • Thomas D'Arcy McGee - located north of the Centre Block; sculpted by George William Hill

Saskatchewan[]

  • Sir John A. Macdonald statue

China[]

  • Spring Temple Buddha in Henan
  • Terracotta army in Xi'an

Colombia[]

Denmark[]

East Timor[]

Ecuador[]

  • The Madonna of El Panecillo, Quito

Egypt[]

France[]

Paul Wayland Bartlett.

Georgia[]

Germany[]

  • Bavaria, a statue as symbol of the South German kingdom of Bavaria in Munich
  • Victory Column, a statue of Victoria, the goddess of victory, in Berlin
  • Bismarck Monument, a statue of Otto von Bismarck, in Hamburg
  • Hermannsdenkmal, a statue of Arminius, victor of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
  • Niederwalddenkmal, a statue of Germania, as symbol of Germany, close to Rüdesheim
  • King Friedrich II by Christian Daniel Rauch in the Unter den Linden.
  • King Friedrich Wilhelm IV by Alexander Calandrelli in front of the Alte Nationalgalerie.
  • National Monument (Emperor Wilhelm I Monument) by Reinhold Begas in front of the Berlin City Palace, 1897, destroyed.
  • Emperor Wilhelm I by Albert Moritz Wolff at the Hohenzollernplatz in Rixdorf, 1902, destroyed in 1944.
  • Emperor Wilhelm I by in the Neuendorfer Straße in Spandau.
  • Emperor Friedrich III by Rudolf Maison, in front of Bode Museum, 1904, destroyed in 1950s.
  • Saint George defeats the Dragon
  • Statue of Sleeping Beauty in Wuppertal, Germany

Greece[]

Hong Kong[]

  • Statue of Queen Victoria at the entrance of Victoria Park
  • Statue of Sir Thomas Jackson at Statue Square
  • Statue of King George VI at Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens

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[]

Indonesia[]

Italy[]

Lebanon[]

Mexico[]

Mongolia[]

  • Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, Tuv aimag

Nicaragua[]

Norway[]

  • Frogner Park including the Vigeland installation, Oslo

Puerto Rico[]

  • Sixto Escobar in Barceloneta, thought to be the first made for a professional boxer.

Russia[]

Senegal[]

Serbia[]

See also: Category:Monuments and memorials in Serbia

Sri Lanka[]

  • Statue of Bhuddha in Kurunegala - 88-foot (27 m) high.

Singapore[]

  • The Merlion statues at the Singapore River mouth and on Sentosa
  • The 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[]

Sweden[]

Turkey[]

  • Aphrodite of Cnidus, famous Hellenistic statue.
  • Aviation Martyrs' Monument in Istanbul
  • Monument of the Republic is located in Taksim Square, İstanbul
  • Statue of Humanity unfinished as of 2010[3]

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[]

  • Vulcan statue, Birmingham, Alabama World's tallest cast iron statue

Arkansas[]

California[]

Further information: List of public art in Los Angeles

Florida[]

Illinois[]

Indiana[]

Massachusetts[]

Maryland[]

Michigan[]

  • Cross in the Woods, Indian River
  • Fist of Joe Louis, Detroit
  • General George Armstrong Custer, Monroe
  • George Washington, Detroit
  • Sparty, East Lansing
  • The Spirit of Detroit, Detroit

Minnesota[]

Missouri[]

  • Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, several sculptors, including Robert Aitken and Edmond Amateis were involved.
  • Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City, includes sculpture by Robert Aitken, James Earle Fraser, Karl Bitter, A.A. Weinman, Hermon Atkins MacNeil, Alexander Stirling Calder and Sherry Fry.

Montana[]

Nevada[]

  • Burning Man effigy

New Mexico[]

New York[]

  • Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), New York City
Main article: Statues and sculptures in New York City

North Dakota[]

  • Enchanted Highway, a collection of the world's largest scrap metal sculptures
  • Tommy Turtle in Bottineau, North Dakota, the world's largest depicted turtle

Ohio[]

See also: List of public art in Columbus, Ohio

Oklahoma[]

Oregon[]

Pennsylvania[]

Puerto Rico[]

  • Columbus statue, Mayagüez
  • Monument to the Puerto Rican Countryman, Salinas

South Carolina[]

  • Statue of Strom Thurmond on the City Square, of his hometown, Edgefield, South Carolina

South Dakota[]

  • Crazy Horse Memorial - massive stone sculpture in the Black Hills, depicting the Lakota warrior
  • Dignity - 50 foot statue of a Lakota woman in a star quilt, on a bluff above Chamberlain
  • Mount Rushmore - faces of four US presidents carved into the granite face of the mountain

Texas[]

  • Statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas - At 66 feet (20 m) tall, it is the tallest statue of any American political figure.
  • Big Tex - 52 feet (16 m) tall temporary statue erected annually for the Texas State Fair.
  • Dallas Zoo's giraffe statue
  • Statue of Don Juan de Oñate called The Equestrian in El Paso, Texas - At 36 feet (11 m) tall, it is purported by the sculptor to be the largest bronze equestrian statue in the world.

Utah[]

Virginia[]

Washington[]

Washington, D.C.[]

Main article: Outdoor sculpture in Washington, D.C.
  • Statue of Abraham Lincoln, inside the Lincoln Memorial
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson, inside the Jefferson Memorial

Vietnam[]

By distinction[]

Oldest[]

Tallest[]

  • Statue of Unity (depicts Vallabhbhai Patel); near Kevadiya, Gujarat, India. 182 m (597 ft). Completed 2018.
  • Lushan Dafo (depicts Vairocana Buddha); 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 m (330 ft) Buddha statue standing on a 10 m (33 ft) lotus throne placed on a 10 m (33 ft) pedestal/building. Completed 1995.[4]
  • Guanyin statue of Hainan (depicts Avalokitesvara); Sanya, Hainan, China. 108 m (354 ft). Completed in 2005.
  • Emperors Yan and Huang; Zhengzhou, China. 106 m (348 ft). Completed 2007.[5]
  • Sendai Daikannon (depicts Avalokitesvara); Sendai, Japan. 100 m (330 ft).

Tallest and largest equestrian statue[]

Largest stone sculptures[]

Metal sculptures[]

  • At 54 m wide, the Angel of the North has the largest single dimension.
  • The Statue of Liberty is the tallest at 46 m, atop a 47 m pedestal.
  • The Enchanted Highway is a collection of the world's largest scrap metal sculptures.
  • Vulcan statue, (17m) in Birmingham, Alabama, US, is the largest cast iron statue.

Other organizational lists[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ottoman sailor's monument inaugurated in Algeria". aa.com. 21 November 2018.
  2. ^ "La statue de Sheshonq, Camus et le conseil du Français au «peuple kabyle»". algeriepatriotique.com (in French). 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Monument to Humanity, Kars". atlasobscura.com.
  4. ^ Usiku Daibutsu || Usiku Jyoen | Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 106-Meter High Statue of Emperors Yan and Huang Built SINA.com
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