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Statues, Sculpture and Free Standing Art
Any free standing object that was created as a piece of art or in the likeness of a person or animal. This category may also include sculpture gardens and collections.
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The clock was built between 1911 and 1917 by the painter and sculptor Franz von Matsch. It is a of Art Nouveau design. It forms a bridge between the two parts of the Anker Insurance Company's building.
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The tallest of its kind in the world, the statue stands 38 metres (120 ft) tall weighs 635 tons. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone. It was sculpted by Paul Landowski, a French monument sculptor of Polish origin.
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The largest monolith statue in the world, it stands 73.5 metres (241 ft) long, 6 m (20 ft) wide, and 20 m (65 ft) high. Commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians in the 3rd millennium BC, it is the earliest known monumental sculpture.
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