celebrate our entry number 300 in this second issue devoted to monuments, statues and allegories that help build or evoke the memory in the city. Like the first installment , subjects are similarities despite cultural differences between countries.
This statue represents precisely the Spartan King Leonidas I, who was portrayed in the movie 300, and is located in the port of Thermopylae, northwest of Athens, Greece. It was here was the famous battle in which a group of Greek 7000 contained more than 2 million Persians (according to Herodotus) and were only defeated when they were attacked from the rear. That night they dined in hell . 
"conquered the East!" Lenin seems to say, this statue located in Vladivostok , Primosrki, Russia . In fact that is what is meant by the name of this city, located across the Sea of \u200b\u200bJapan. 
This Pinocchio is located in a small square in Vienna, Austria. The pointed nose points to the Lacoste store. Could it be that there are no real deals? 
These sculptures adorn the Railway Station of Helsinki, Finland, made in 1909 in exquisite Art Nouveau by Eliel Saarinen, father of famed modern architect Eero Saarinen. 
The famous statue of Abraham Lincoln Memorial in Washington, sculpted in 1920 by Daniel Chester French, seems to observe the drowsiness giant obelisk planted in front of you. The statue has been subjected to numerous appearances in films and urban legends, such as that his hands are his initials TO in sign language, as the sculptor's son was deaf. 
probably the most beautiful of Madrid, the statue of Cibeles, the Greek goddess of the Earth Mother which dates back to the Hittites (Turkey) and is represented here by pulling a carriage. It is a fine example of Baroque art, carved between 1777 and 1782 under the concept of the architect Ventura Rodríguez and sculpted by Francisco Gutierrez (goddess and car), Roberto Michel (lions). Was moved to its new location in 1895. 
Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, became de facto capital of Japan between the XII and XIV, while Kyoto was a purely ceremonial role. During its peak in 1252 is built this huge bronze statue of 13 m in height, located in the temple of Kotoku in (originally located in a temple, Todaiji in Nara style , but a typhoon swept through the building leaving the outdoor statue free). The statue is hollow, so you can visit the inside. 
One of the huge Buddhas carved in rock in the caves Yungyang, Datong, in China. The sculptures, which are found in more than 50 caves were made totaling between 460 to 525 AD Many of the caves are decorated. 
representation Fun the famous terracotta warriors of Xian , located in the Sforcezco Castello, Milan, Italy. 
This statue is located in Piazza della Libertà, in the tiny republic of San Marino. At background the Palazzo Pubblico, which reminds me of something that Siena, San Marino although the version is much more current. 
The winged lion represents St. Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice, mounted on a column in the famous Plaza San Marcos. The photo is taken from the top of the basilica, where it says are the relics of the saint. 
The winged lion is not dominating but an eagle. Crown the monument to the heroes of the Peninsular War, in Oporto, Portugal, and is in the middle of a roundabout just in front of the Casa da Musica , designed by Rem Koolhaas. 
These photos were taken in August at the Plaza del Cabildo de Riga, Latvia (or Latvia). Caught my attention as early Christmas celebration to find this tree in full summer. However, it is actually a very important motif, because Latvians were first to use a tree as a decoration at Christmas 1510. 
Speaking of trees, it also shows that living things can fulfill the function of monuments or memorials. This tree a little over 2000 years, located near Jericho, in Palestine, commemorates the event mentioned in the Gospel Luke 9, 1-10. Zacchaeus, a rich man but of small stature, climbed a fig tree to see Jesus, who rode his way from Jericho and Jerusalem. Upon seeing this, Jesus called him and said, "low soon as today I'm staying home." 
A woman on the beach, raising his arm to see into the Baltic, is the Monument to the Fisherman facing the Sea "in Liepaja, Latvia. Given the strong winds typical of these latitudes and many boats capsized in the dark Baltic waters, was common to see a landscape dotted with distressed women on the beach waiting for their husbands. 
"Frog Child", sculpture by Charles Ray in 2009, chairs the Museo della Dogana, remodeled Tadao Ando, \u200b\u200bin Venice, Italy. 
"Monument of Faith: The Dream of Jacob". An arc located you old Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel. 
The famous Trevi Fountain, a masterpiece of Italian Baroque, was initiated by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1625, developed by Nicola Salvi and completed in 1762 by Giuseppe Pannini. Federico Fellini's teacher praised in this unforgettable scene La Dolce Vita with Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg . 
Dr. Jose Rizal is the most important hero of Philippine independence from the English Crown, through novels such as "El Filibusterismo." The night of his execution he wrote in his cell and clandestinely beautiful poem "My Last Farewell , one of the most important in the literature of that country. In the monument to its implementation, located in the Rizal Park in Manila, it appears that he was shot from behind, and regarded a traitor to his captors. 
Come on in! Curious sculptural group in Singapore. 
Close to Denpasar airport, this statue reminds us that despite being in Indonesia, a Muslim country, Bali is predominantly Hindu island. 
sculptural group called "A-maze-ing Laughter", the Chinese sculptor Yue Minjun, located in Stanley Park in Vancouver. 
And this statue? It is actually a living monument, but very well done. Bath, England. 
"The Kiss" sculpture of Victor Delfin in the Parque del Amor in Lima, Peru. Every February 14 this place is filled with couples and takes place on the longest kiss contest. The park has a wavy wall is an evocation of the Park Guell, by Antoni Gaudí . Photo courtesy of Brian Dubois . 
Waiting for the bus? I do not know. But this statue depicts Mary sitting head Catalan Sea, the only girl born in Gerona on the December 6, 1978, the day that the English Constitution was enacted after the Franco dictatorship. Therefore lies on the "Plaza de la Constitució" (1982), and symbolizes the rebirth of politics in this country, particularly in this city catalata who had a tense and troubled relationship with Franco. 
This statue, which dates from the elliptical is located in Piazza del Campidoglio, the Capitoline Hill in Rome. The trapezoidal plaza designed by Michelangelo with a study of perspective, and is one of the most important examples of Italian Renaissance. Roman statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius dating from 176 AD and survived the dark ages of medioveo by that thought it was Constantine, the first Christian emperor. 
The Praça do Comércio generously open water and forms one of the most remarkable public spaces Lisbon. The equestrian statue of King José I is located in the middle and bottom you can see the Arc de Triomphe da Rua Augusta. 
The statue of St. Wenceslas, patron saint of Bohemia, is in the top of the square that bears his name in Prague, Czech Republic. In the background the volume neoclassical National Museum. 
Left: The largest equestrian statue in the world is at the international airport of El Paso, Texas, United States (see human proportion). The work of John Sherrill Houser (2006) represents the English conquistador Juan de Oñate. Right: the so-called statue of Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of the Incas, was actually a copy of a statue representing a conqueror American student by Charles Cary Rumsey . In 1927 the mayor of Trujillo, Spain, birthplace of Pizarro, saw her and ordered 3 copies, one of which arrived in Lima. After travel to different places, including the Plaza de Armas, is now in the Parque de la Muralla the banks of the Rimac in Lima.
Sadako Sasaki was a young girl who contracted leukemia as a result of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan, and decided to make paper cranes with the illusion that if he were to make a thousand, were cured. Sadako had died when only about 600 cranes, and her classmates completed the rest. The Peace Park honor his memory this monument, where Sadako sees a paper crane. 
Sir Walter Scott Monument, along the Water of Leoith, Edinburgh, Scotland. Known popularly as "gothic rocket, the structure houses a statue of the famous Scottish novelist. 
Impressive carved group of elephants Fantasea theme park, Phuket, Thailand. 
Simple but ingenious, if read in English. A monument conveys the idea "I Amsterdam", located opposite the Van Gogh Museum in the Dutch capital. 
source strange gold-painted jars that are placed on the water front of Muscat, Oman. The Omani sultanate conservative has a regulation that all buildings should have some Islamic allegory to avoid the extravagant feast of the UAE, including Dubai neighbor. 
The Inukshuk, a symbol of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, also in Stanley Park, Inglés Bay Vancouver, and inspired by the Canadian Aboriginal art. 
Miro sculpture in the museum dedicated to his work in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSpain. 
A pair of giraffes drinking tea greet me from the balcony of the Natural Museum of Helsinki, Finland. 
Cheers Singapore means "Lion City" in Sanskrit, and hence, the famous source symbol of the city-state has the form of a lion mermaid. The image is in the Merlion Park, Esplanade faces, the National Theatre Singapore. SEE ALSO :
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