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Top 10 Most Striking Statues
Here are ten of the most striking, bizarre statues that have been erected around the world. These statues are so out of this world that you will scratch your head thinking “what was the purpose”. Tell us what you think about our selection by commenting in our forum section of this page.
10. Child Eater
Made By: Hans Gieng
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Nobody knows why this creepy-looking statute was commissioned back in 1546. There are a couple of theories about its origins. The first is that the Kindlifresser was built as a warning to the Jewish community. The hat is similar to the yellow pointed Judenhut that Jewish people were forced to wear at that time. Another theory speculates that an Ogre is a depiction of Kronos, the Greek Titan. Kronos has one of the most disturbing stories in Greek mythology – he eats all gd children to keep them from taking over his throne.
9. David Beckham
Made by: H&M
Location: Worldwide
Giant silver version of the famous soccer player was erected to promote the underwear being sold in H&M. The L.A. Galaxy player joined forces with H&M to design a range of underwear for men in February, following in the footsteps of his fashion designer wife, Victoria, also former Posh Spice Girl.
8. Verity
Made By: Damien Hirst
Location: U.K.
Verity stands at 20.25 metres tall and weighs 25 tonnes. She is on long-term loan to North Devon Council as a gift from Hirst. She was created using bronze metal in over 40 individual sand castings at Pangolin Editions foundry, in Gloucestershire. Her phosphor-bronze surface is 20mm thick and her internal support structure is a one piece of stainless steel.
7. Crawling Babies
Made by David Cerny
Location: Prague, Czech Repubic
Three of these bizarre Cerny statues are location at the entrance to the Museum Kampa, and more are on the TV tower in Žižkov. The large, crawling rugrats have disturbing machine-like slots on their faces. These Babies are part of Černý’s project to make the Žižkov TV Tower attractive, as it has been dubbed one of the ugliest buildings in the world. At night the babies are lit up in the colors of the Czech flag.
6. Tarasque, Tarascon
Made by: Pascal Demaumont
Location: Tarasque, France
The Tarasque is a legendary creature that looks very much like a bear-dragon-turtle combined in one. Legend has it that the creature terrorized the village of Tarascon many centuries ago. Villagers named the town after it despite the animosity towards it. The statue was erected by Pascal Demaurmont in 2005 and is the centerpiece of the town’s yearly festival.
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