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Klagebalken memorial with a long stone beam balanced on a central block outdoors.

Klagebalken

A ten-metre-wide granite beam supported by a pedestal at its center.

 Firemen\'s Memorial with a stone relief of horses pulling a wagon, flanked by statues and wreaths.

Firemen's Memorial

A marble monument honoring firefighters with dramatic reliefs and sculptural groups.

 Bartolomé Mitre Monument showing a dark equestrian sculpture atop a tall stone pedestal with carved figures at the base.

Bartolomé Mitre Monument

Bronze figure on polished red granite, surrounded by Carrara marble allegories.

 The Monument of Leopold II, a dark bronze equestrian statue on a stone pillar with sculptural figures at the base.

Monument of Leopold II

An equestrian tribute later shadowed by colonial violence and repeated vandalism.

 Monumento a Júlio de Castilhos with a tall stone obelisk on a multi-tiered base and bronze figures around it.

Monumento a Júlio de Castilhos

A commemorative monument honoring a key political figure in southern Brazil.

 William the Silent bronze statue on a stone base in a grassy setting with leafless trees and a large building in the background

William the Silent

A Rutgers monument honoring Dutch heritage and linked to campus traditions.

 Capitoline Wolf sculpture with Romulus and Remus on a tall red-stone pedestal in an urban square.

Capitoline Wolf

A bronze symbol of Latin heritage with a turbulent wartime history.

 The Fountain of Eternal Life bronze sculpture rises from a large basin with water jets spraying around it.

Fountain of Eternal Life

A memorial fountain honoring Greater Cleveland residents who served, died, or went missing in military service.

 Steep rust-colored metal staircase descending between tall walls at the Walter Benjamin Memorial in Portbou.

Pasaże

A memorial at Portbou beside the local cemetery, honoring Walter Benjamin.

 The Cuban Friendship Urn on a tiered stone pedestal with a bronze plaque, standing in a grassy park near a path and trees.

Cuban Friendship Urn

A marble memorial tied to USS Maine deaths and shifting U.S.-Cuba history.

 Paisley War Memorial stone cenotaph in a town square with carved details and dark figures on top.

Paisley War Memorial

A bronze equestrian group on a granite plinth, commemorating Paisley’s war dead.

 Goya Memorial bronze figure on a stone pedestal with \

Goya Memorial

An elevated statue of the painter presides over a sculptural fountain setting.

 War Memorial of Capoulet-et-Junac with a weathered stone cluster of anguished faces on a concrete pedestal.

War Memorial of Capoulet-et-Junac

Three figures embody fear, suffering, and death in a powerful wartime scene.

 Flygarmonumentet bird statue on a stone pedestal in a Stockholm square

Flygarmonumentet

A bronze eagle poised to take flight, honoring fallen Swedish aviators.

 The Torch of Friendship monument’s stone pillar topped with a dark urn and small flame, with palm trees and a low wall behind it.

The Torch of Friendship

A gas-fueled flame monument welcoming immigrants to downtown Miami.

 Heald Square Monument bronze sculpture of three historical figures on a red granite pedestal, with downtown skyscrapers behind it.

Heald Square Monument

A bronze group showing Washington with two key American financiers.

 Upper section of the Rius i Taulet Monument with a bronze bust on an obelisk, flanked by bronze figures and a small putto holding a branch.

Rius i Taulet Monument

An obelisk with the mayor’s bust, flanked by allegories of Barcelona and Labour.

 Dreyse Monument showing a seated man holding a rifle beside a standing soldier in a spiked helmet.

Dreyse Monument

A memorial to the inventor of the needle-firearm system, later destroyed.

 Mechanics Monument bronze sculpture of muscular men operating industrial machinery on a stepped stone pedestal.

Mechanics Monument

Bronze sculpture group that originally stood at the center of a fountain pool.

 The Ghosts stone sculpture of several uniformed men on a stepped base with French lettering.

The Ghosts

A monumental granite group of ghostly figures commemorating World War I.

 Capitoline Wolf sculpture of a she-wolf suckling two infants on a tall stone pedestal.

Capitoline Wolf

A Roman gift marking Romanian unity, moved, restored, and reinstalled several times.

 Monument to the Belgian Pioneers in Congo with a curved stone frieze and sculpted figures above a shallow pool

Monument to the Belgian Pioneers in Congo

An allegorical monument commemorating Belgium’s colonial presence in the Congo.

 Polish Cavalry Monument on a tall pillar above a grassy mound, with dark horse and rider figures at the top.

Polish Cavalry Monument

Two horsemen in motion commemorate the history of Poland’s cavalry.

 Monument of Eupatoria Assault bronze sculpture with three figures on a stone base by the sea.

Monument of Eupatoria Assault

A three-figure memorial honoring sailors killed during the 1942 landing.

 Monument to Viriato, a dark metal warrior sculpture on a large boulder behind an iron fence.

Monument to Viriato

Bronze figure of a Lusitanian leader on a granite pedestal with an iron fence.

 Auswandererdenkmal sculpture group on a tall granite pedestal, with a seagull perched on the central figure\'s head.

Auswandererdenkmal

A bronze emigrant family stands at Bremerhaven’s waterfront, facing opposite directions.

 Albert I equestrian statue on a stone pedestal in a public square, with buildings and steps in the background.

Albert I equestrian statue

A bronze soldier king on horseback, raised high above Brussels on a blue-stone pedestal.

 Demba et Dupont monument showing two military figures atop a tall stone pedestal with plaques and inscriptions.

Demba et Dupont

Two bronze soldiers on a pedestal commemorate colonial-era military memory.

 Robert E. Lee Monument showing a bronze equestrian statue on a tall stone pedestal

Robert E. Lee Monument

An outdoor bronze equestrian statue of a Confederate general and his horse.

 The Soldiers\' Monument, a stone and bronze memorial with two standing figures and a central bronze figure holding wreaths.

Soldiers' Monument

A classical female figure stands between two soldiers and a marble exedra.

 The Horse Memorial shows a saddled horse beside a kneeling soldier holding a bucket on a stone plinth with inscriptions.

Horse Memorial

A bronze, life-size memorial showing a kneeling soldier offering water to his horse.

 Stevens T. Mason Monument with a bronze figure on a tall stone pedestal in an urban park setting.

Stevens T. Mason Monument

A monumental tribute honoring Michigan’s first governor and youngest state governor.

 Pioneer Mother Memorial statue of a woman with three youths holding her garments, set on a rocky base with a fountain below.

Pioneer Mother Memorial

A bronze mother with three children honoring pioneer women in the Pacific Northwest.

 Pankhurst Memorial statue on a tiered stone pedestal, with the figure’s arm outstretched outdoors among bare trees.

Pankhurst Memorial

Bronze statue and reliefs honouring two leading British suffragettes.

 Gavarni Fountain with a stone bust of a bearded man writing in a book atop a carved cylindrical pillar.

Gavarni Fountain

A memorial fountain in Paris that honors satirical illustrator Paul Gavarni.

 Swann Memorial Fountain with a winged reclining bronze figure spraying water from the multi-tiered basin.

Swann Memorial Fountain

A monumental Art Deco fountain with Calder sculptures and a central geyser.

 La Mano stone sculpture of an upright hand beside a roadway, with a rocky hillside and trees behind it.

La Mano

A granite memorial honoring Swedish volunteers who died in the Spanish Civil War.

 Guards Memorial with five dark soldier figures standing on a stone pedestal with engraved dedication text below.

Guards Memorial

A Portland stone cenotaph with bronze soldiers and relief panels.

 Statue of Damdin Sükhbaatar on a stone plinth with people posing on the steps below it.

Statue of Damdin Sükhbaatar

A landmark monument honoring Mongolia’s revolutionary leader in the capital’s central square.

 Leopold II equestrian statue on a tall stone pedestal in a park-like setting with trees and a stone balustrade behind it.

Leopold II Equestrian Statue

A royal monument near Brussels’ palace, later surrounded by controversy.

 Full-length statue of Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben in a tricorn hat, cloak, and military coat on a stone base.

Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

A bronze tribute to a Prussian officer who helped train the Continental Army.

 The Pink Panther sculpture rises from a shallow reflecting pool beneath a clear blue sky.

Pink Panther

A public monument known for its shape and color in southern Valencia.

 Wild Bill Hickok Memorial statue of a seated man with long hair, a mustache, and a bow tie

Wild Bill Hickok Memorial

Granite monument marking Hickok’s birthplace and honoring his Civil War service.

 La madre del emigrante bronze statue of a woman standing barefoot with one arm outstretched in a plaza

La madre del emigrante

A modern tribute to the mothers of Asturian emigrants.

 Israel Putnam equestrian statue of a man on horseback with one arm raised, set on a stone base amid trees and greenery.

Israel Putnam Equestrian Statue

A memorial equestrian work honoring a Connecticut Revolutionary War officer.

 Kate Sheppard National Memorial bronze relief with plaques beside a brick building

Kate Sheppard National Memorial

A bronze relief honoring women’s suffrage leaders and their petition to Parliament.

 John Brown Gordon equestrian statue on a tall stone pedestal in front of a domed capitol building.

John Brown Gordon statue

An equestrian monument dedicated in 1907 amid great fanfare.

 Pulgas Water Temple reflected in a still reflecting pool, with a lone person standing nearby.

Pulgas Water Temple

A masonry monument marking the completion of the Hetch Hetchy aqueduct.

 Beriah Magoffin Monument with a bust of a bearded man on a pedestal in a cemetery.

Beriah Magoffin Monument

A zinc memorial with a draped bust and Lost Cause symbolism.

 Monument to Giuseppe Gioachino Belli showing a stone statue of a man in a top hat and long coat leaning on a plinth with a cane.

Monument to Giuseppe Gioachino Belli

A marble memorial honoring the Romanesco poet beside the Tiber in Trastevere.