World's Most Astonishing Sculptures Every Cultured Girl Must See ...

By Neecey • Oct 21, 2016 • MD

I love to see unusual, creative and eye-catching street art. It's even better when it comes as a total surprise - when you turn a corner, or cross a square. I love that they are usually totally, incongruously juxtaposed to their surroundings and make me stop and wonder. From political to philosophical, from whimsical to serious, they are a feast for the eyes and food for the brain.

1. Popped up

Gresham Palace, sculpture, landmark, city, statue, Location - Szechenyi Square in Budapest, Hungary
Artist - Ervin Loranth Herve

2. Les Voyageurs

blue, sea, beach, coast, extreme sport, Location - Marseilles, France
Artist - Bruno Catalano

3. Nelson Mandela

Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, architecture, fence, wood, outdoor structure, Location - Howick, South Africa
Artist - Marco Cianfanelli

4. Iguana Park

lawn, grass, yard, garden, flower, Location - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Artist - Hans Van Houwelingen

5. Čumil: the Watcher - 'Man at Work'

Cumil, sculpture, statue, monument, carving, Location - Bratislava, Slovakia
Artist - Viktor Hulik

6. Respect for History Park

army, sculpture, military, vehicle, Location - Eceabat, Turkey
Artist - Various

7. Diminish and Ascend

landmark, structure, cloud, bridge, river, Location - Bondi, Australia
Artist - David McCracken

8. The Unknown Official

road, snapshot, street, pedestrian, infrastructure, Location - Reykjavik, Iceland
Artist - Magnus Tomasson

9. Shoes on the Danube

bird, vertebrate, duck, water bird, ducks geese and swans, Location - Budapest, Hungary
Artist - Gyula Pauer

10. Love

night, light, darkness, lighting, christmas lights, Location - Burning Man Festival, USA
Artist - Alexander Milov

11. The Monument of an Anonymous Passer-by

statue, people, monument, soldier, art, Location - Wroclaw, Poland
Artist - Jerzy Kalina

12. Device to Root out Evil

landmark, plaza, night, downtown, lighting, Location - Vancouver, Canada
Artist - Dennis Oppenheim

13. Skeleton Lovers

archaeological site, sculpture, art, monument, statue, Location - Sala Keoku,Thailand
Artist - to the plans of Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat

14. Man in the Wall

Montmartre, statue, sculpture, wall, monument, Location - Paris, France
Artist - Jean Marais

15. Expansion

Brooklyn Bridge, statue, sculpture, monument, human positions, Location - New York, USA
Artist - Paige Bradley

16. The Force of Nature

sculpture, art, arm, lighting, statue, Location - Doha, Qatar
Artist - Lorenzo Quinn

17. Dandelion Fairy

tree, plant, flower, branch, sculpture, Location - Trentham Gardens
Artist - Robin Wright

18. Break through from Your Mold

wall, art, mural, statue, sculpture, Location - Philadelphia, USA
Artist - Zenos Frudakis

19. Hippo Square

art, sculpture, carving, wood, Location - Taipei Zoo, Taiwan
Artist - Various

20. Maman

St. Paul's Cathedral, sculpture, art, tourist attraction, Drawings, Location - Tate Modern, London, UK
Artist - Louise Bourgeois

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  • Crystal

    2016-10-22T16:34:01.332Z

    I would love I visit any of these!!
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