Statues and Sculptures | |||
---|---|---|---|
Statue of Liberty (Libertas, the Roman goddess) | Liberty Island, New York (U.S.A.) | Year built: 1886 Material: copper Designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculptor. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France. The date inscribed on the tablet is the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. | |
Christ the Redeemer (Jesus Christ) | Corcovado mountain, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) | Year built: 1931 Material: Soapstone Designed by: French sculptor Paul Landowski | |
Little Mermaid | Langeline Promenade, Copenhagen (Denmark) | Year unveiled: 1913 Material: Bronze Created by Edvard Eriksen | |
Manneken Pis (Little man pee) | Brussels (Germany) | Installed: 1919 Material: Bronze Designed by: Hiëronymus Duquesnoy the Elder | |
Mount Rushmore National Memorial | Mt Rushmore, Black Hills, Keystone, South Dakota (U.S.A.) | Established: 1925 Material: Carved on the granite of the mountain Sculpted by: Gutzon Borglum & Lincoln Borglum The faces of 4 US Presidents, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are sculpted on the mountain. | |
Statue of Amida Buddha | Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura (Japan) | Built: 1252 Material: Bronze | |
Leshan Giant Buddha | Sichuan (China) | Built: 803 It is carved on the hillside of Xijuo Peak The statue overlooks the confluence of three rivers, the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi. It is the largest Buddha statue in the world. |