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The Dewey Monument rises above Union Square, topped by a bronze figure holding a staff and wreath.

Dewey Monument

An empire-style column topped by Nike, honoring Admiral George Dewey and U.S. Navy sailors.

 The Destroyed City sculpture by Ossip Zadkine in an open plaza, showing a dark figure with raised arms and a jagged void in its torso.

The Destroyed City

A bronze memorial of a grief-stricken figure with a gaping chest.

 National Women\'s Monument obelisk with a bronze woman and child sculpture at the base, framed by trees and shrubs.

National Women's Monument

An obelisk with bronze figures commemorating Boer women and children.

 Ayrton Senna Monument on a raised grassy mound in a park, with a paved circular path and trees around it.

Ayrton Senna Monument

A restored bronze tribute set on a raised platform with flags and special lighting.

 Birth of the New World sculpture reflected in calm water near a tree-lined shore.

Birth of the New World

A towering bronze work that briefly held the record as North America’s tallest sculpture.

 Warsaw Uprising Monument with a speaker addressing a crowd in front of it and Polish banners on a nearby building.

Warsaw Uprising Monument

A towering bronze memorial showing fighters and civilians during the uprising.

 Alfonso XII Monument with a dark equestrian statue atop a multi-tiered marble base under a blue sky.

Alfonso XII Monument

A monumental bronze-and-marble tribute centered on an equestrian statue beside a lake.

 Legendary Tachanka bronze monument with four horses pulling a cart and figures, including one holding a flag.

Legendary Tachanka

A bronze monument honoring Civil War battles on the Kakhovka bridgehead.

 Garibaldi Monument with a bearded bust and floral tribute at the base

Garibaldi Monument

A memorial to the Italian hero, later rebuilt with a bronze relief.

 Map of the World Trade Center site showing The Sphere with red markers for its original and current locations.

The Sphere

A bronze fountain sculpture that survived the World Trade Center attacks with severe damage.

 Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument, a bronze equestrian statue of a bearded man in military uniform against a blue sky.

Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument

Bronze equestrian figure of a Confederate general, cast in Paris.

 Great Siege Monument with three bronze figures on a white tiered base in front of a stone building

Great Siege Monument

Three bronze figures on a granite base symbolizing faith, courage, and civilization.

 Bernardo de Gálvez equestrian statue on a tall stone pedestal surrounded by trees.

Bernardo de Gálvez

A monument honoring the Spanish leader who aided the American Revolution.

 Silesian Insurgents\' Monument with three jagged dark forms on a stone base beside a glass skyscraper and domed building.

Silesian Insurgents' Monument

Winged forms commemorate three uprisings and the battle sites engraved on its surface.

 The Soviet War Memorial Schönholzer Heide statue seen from behind, holding a wreath over a wet paved plaza.

Soviet War Memorial Schönholzer Heide

A vast postwar memorial centered on an obelisk and a statue of Mother Russia.

 Titanic Engineers\' Memorial with a winged female figure above bronze relief panels in a park setting.

Titanic Engineers' Memorial

A bronze figure of Victory rises from a ship’s prow above a laurel wreath.

 Monument to the Revolution of the People of Moslavina on a grassy hill, with a central circular concrete form and broad abstract wings.

Monument to the Revolution of the People of Moslavina

A memorial with a large aluminum eye and winged structure.

 Lafayette Monument with an equestrian statue on a stone pedestal in a paved public space.

Lafayette Monument

Bronze equestrian statue of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette.

 King Jagiello Monument, an equestrian bronze statue of a armored figure holding a sword aloft, with a Polish flag behind it and the word POLAND on the pedestal.

King Jagiello Monument

An imposing equestrian statue on a high pedestal commemorating a historic 1410 victory.

 Monumento a Franco with a robed figure holding a cross-hilt sword above a winged figure on a stone base.

Monumento a Franco

A sculptural fountain honoring Franco’s victory, now surrounded by controversy.

 The Marine Corps War Memorial at twilight, with a military band or honor guard assembled on the lawn in front of the statue.

Marine Corps War Memorial

Bronze figures of six soldiers raising a flag on Mount Suribachi.

 Kościuszkowców Memorial bronze statue of a uniformed figure with one arm outstretched on a stepped base

Kościuszkowców Memorial

A wartime memorial honoring a failed effort to support the Warsaw Uprising.

 A Lluís Millet bronze statue holding a conductor’s baton aloft on a stone pedestal.

A Lluís Millet

A realistic life-size bronze tribute installed beside the Palau de la Música Catalana.

 Pillar of Shame sculpture with writhing human figures on a tall dark pillar and plaque at the base.

Pillar of Shame

A memorial series of bronze, copper, or concrete sculptures marking historical tragedies.

 The Victory Arch in Baghdad, two giant crossed swords held by sculpted arms.

Victory Arch

Two towering crossed swords held aloft by arms and surrounded by helmets.

 UFO Memorial concrete sculpture with a stylized flying saucer form and circular ring in a grassy clearing

UFO Memorial

A concrete altar marking the traces of a supposed UFO landing in Sweden.

 Bronze Soldier relief on a commemorative coin with Cyrillic text around the edge

Bronze Soldier

A bronze Soviet soldier statue set on a dolomite stonewall memorial.

 Hittite Sun Disk Monument with animal figures on a landscaped base in an urban setting.

Hittite Sun Disk Monument

A memorial based on an ancient Hittite symbol, installed in Ankara in 1978.

 Cobblestone, a dark bronze headless figure crouching and holding a large stone.

Cobblestone

A bronze allegory of revolution showing an insurgent worker poised to strike.

 The Major General John A. Logan bronze equestrian statue on a tall pedestal in a park, with trees and buildings in the background.

Major General John A. Logan

An equestrian bronze tribute honoring a Civil War general and politician.

 Titanic Musicians\' Memorial plaque with a central mourning figure and engraved names on a brick wall.

Titanic Musicians' Memorial

A commemorative monument honoring the Titanic musicians with inscriptions and carved mourning imagery.

 Liberty Statue bronze figure raising a leafy branch against a cloudy sky.

Liberty Statue

A bronze female figure raising a palm branch above Budapest.

 Bronze equestrian monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi on a tall stone pedestal in a city plaza, with trees and surrounding buildings.

Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi

An equestrian tribute honoring the Italian revolutionary hero.

 Appeal to the Great Spirit bronze statue of a Native American rider on horseback with arms outstretched, set against a sailboat and stone building.

Appeal to the Great Spirit

A Native American rider reaches skyward in a powerful spiritual gesture.

 Oscar Wilde\'s tomb shown as a large rectangular monument with a reclining winged figure, set among cemetery trees and graves with people in the foreground.

Oscar Wilde's Tomb

A controversial funerary monument with an angelic figure and prominent genitalia.

 Monument to General Carlos M. de Alvear on a dark pedestal, with a tall white pole and trees beside it.

Monument to General Carlos M. de Alvear

A monumental equestrian statue crowned by bronze allegories on a pink granite pedestal.

 General Philip Sheridan Memorial, a bronze equestrian statue of a uniformed man with his arm outstretched on a stone pedestal.

General Philip Sheridan

A bronze equestrian tribute to a Union general, set in a public circle in Washington.

 Michael Faraday Memorial on a grassy roundabout island beside roads and traffic lights, with buildings and trees in the background.

Michael Faraday Memorial

A stainless steel box structure marking Faraday’s connection to nearby Newington Butts.

 Mirador de la Flor monument with Selena Quintanilla statue, tribute plaque, and rose beside a bay railing.

Mirador de la Flor

A life-size bronze tribute to Selena, set on a concrete pillar overlooking the bay.

 War Never Again stone monument showing a man embracing a woman and child on a tiered base inscribed “NIGDY WOJNY.”

War Never Again

A moving monument of a man embracing a woman and child.

 Il Grande Cretto with pale grey concrete slabs broken by deep angular fissures on a hillside

Il Grande Cretto

A vast white cement memorial tracing the streets of a destroyed Sicilian town.

 Youth Monument showing three young figures on a stone pedestal, with one male figure saluting and a female figure holding a lute-like instrument.

Youth Monument

Three uniformed youths on a stone pedestal, including a Hitler salute and Wandervogel lute.

 Broken Chair sculpture with one splintered leg hanging from the seat on a paved square.

Broken Chair

A towering wooden chair with one broken leg, created for an anti-landmine campaign.

 Victory Monument in Chicago with a bronze soldier statue atop a tall stone monument and figures in recessed niches below.

Victory Monument

A war memorial honoring an African American regiment that served France in World War I.

 Monument to the Azoreans, a rust-colored abstract metal sculpture with human figures and a sweeping ship-like form against the sky.

Monument to the Azoreans

A futuristic steel monument shaped like a caravel with interwoven human figures.

 Géant du Tourmalet statue of a naked cyclist on a bicycle beside two cyclists and a Tourmalet sign

Géant du Tourmalet

An iron tribute to the 1910 Tour de France crossing of the Col du Tourmalet.

 Holocaust Memorial sculpture in Miami Beach, a dark green raised arm and open hand rising above smaller figures and water.

Holocaust Memorial

A survivor-conceived memorial opened in 1990 on Meridian Avenue.

 Dupont Circle Fountain with cascading water, classical figures carved on the central shaft, and green-stained marble.

Dupont Circle Fountain

A marble fountain with three allegorical sculptures in an open plaza.