Monuments

A chalk horse cut into an English hillside in the 19th century.

This copy of the famous Prague Astronomical Clock is the result of one man's passion project.

This colorful mosaic remembers one of Britain's most deadly peacetime fires.

This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

Made up of 3,200 recycled glass bottles, this tree pays homage to Asturia's love of cider.

At nearly four meters tall, this giant potato looms over a small Polish town.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

Dedicated to nine marines from Massachusetts who perished during the Beirut bombings.

Dedicated to the first flight of an aircraft to be designed and built in Australia.

Dedicated to a pivotal figure in the region's tourism industry.

Celebrating the Swedish ship used in the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage.

A chimney and a plaque are all that remains of a logging camp that once cleared out a large swath of Minnesota's old-growth forest.

This small, round building is the entrance to a bomb shelter built in anticipation of World War II.

Also known as the Limete Tower, la Tour de l'Échangeur can be seen from almost everywhere in Kinshasa.