Notices tagged with sculptures

Futago Park in Inzai, Japan

This park was once home to now-extinct Naumann's elephants, and what might have been a real Banksy.#bathrooms #parks #extinctanimals #graffiti #banksy #sculptures #elephants #section-Atlas
Futago Park

10 Surprising Sites in the World's Most Popular Cities

Find bird palaces, abandoned cave aquariums, and an island of severed doll heads hiding in these bustling cities.#museums #dolls #farms #gardens #temples #temple #abandoned #caves #sculptures #cities #section-Articles
10 Surprising Sites in the World's Most Popular Cities

Verviers Station's Comical Hare and Tortoise Bas-relief in Verviers, Belgium

A humorous work of art making fun of the station's very long construction time.#trains #trainstations #sculptures #artdeco #section-Atlas
Verviers Station's Comical Hare and Tortoise Bas-relief

Iron Sculptures of Sept-Îles in Sept-Îles, Québec

A collection of whimsical metal sculptures scattered along a forest path.#trails #forests #artoutside #sculpturegardens #sculptures #metal #section-Atlas
Iron Sculptures of Sept-Îles

Dylan Lewis Studio and Sculpture Garden in Stellenbosch, South Africa

A sculpted indigenous garden featuring more than 60 works by Dylan Lewis.#artoutside #sculpturegardens #sculptures #section-Atlas
Dylan Lewis Studio and Sculpture Garden

'Flying Pins' in Eindhoven, Netherlands

These giant yellow bowling pins seem to be defying gravity.#artoutside #sculptures #bowling #section-Atlas
'Flying Pins'

Garbasaurus in Guelph, Ontario

Guelph’s hidden tribute to environmental action.#dinosaurs #recycling #garbage #trash #sculptures #section-Atlas
Garbasaurus

'Pinecone' in Portland, Maine

An eight-foot-long pine cone, constructed from 140 recycled steel shovels, is tucked away among the pine trees of a Portland park.#publicart #artoutside #recycling #sculptures #section-Atlas
Pinecone

Sesquipedalian Sea Squirt in Glenelg, Australia

A controversial interactive sculpture that "weeps" water.#oceans #artoutside #statues #sculptures #section-Atlas
Sesquipedalian Sea Squirt

'A New Broom' in Manchester, England

This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.#localhistory #artoutside #sculptures #statues #section-Atlas
'A New Broom'

Tasman Fountain in Battery Point, Australia

Located alongside the famous Salamanca Market and in sight of Parliament House, this large and elaborate monument is hard to miss, split into two sections and standing some 14 meters tall.#explorers #ships #sculptures #history&culture #fountains #section-Atlas
Tasman Fountain

Miniatures of Isaac Cordal in Namur, Belgium

Tiny sculptures hidden in plain sight miniatures in Namur.#hidden #sculptures #artoutside #miniatures #section-Atlas
Miniatures of Isaac Cordal

'Coccolith' in Tatsfield, England

This circular artwork represents the ancient microscopic organisms that created the chalk foundations of the North Downs Way.#trails #geology #artoutside #microbes #sculptures #section-Atlas
'Coccolith'

'Conversation Piece' in South Shields, England

This sculpture made up of 22 bulbous bronze figures reminds locals of massive Weeble Woobles.#artoutside #bronze #sculptures #art #toys #section-Atlas
'Conversation Piece'

Soucoupe Volante (Flying Saucer) in Vitteaux, France

This UFO crash-landed on the outskirts of a French town in 2009.#artoutside #sculptures #roadsideattractions #aliens #ufos #section-Atlas
Soucoupe Volante (Flying Saucer)

St. Francis of the Guns in San Francisco, California

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.#peace #mosaics #assassination #sculptures #saints #statues #weapons #section-Atlas
St. Francis of the Guns

Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow in Port Glasgow, Scotland

A sculpture dedicated to this town’s rich shipbuilding heritage.#maritimehistory #monuments #shipyards #ships #sculptures #section-Atlas
Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow

Gulliver's Foot in Edinburgh, Scotland

This giant foot is all that remains of a massive concrete play structure that once stood on the outskirts of Edinburgh.#literature #outsiderart #concrete #sculptures #festivals #playgrounds #section-Atlas
Gulliver's Foot

'Das Wahlversprechen' ('The Election Promise') in Harrislee, Germany

These hilariously laughing bronze figures lampoon empty promises while encouraging civic engagement.#bronze #politics #elections #sculptures #section-Atlas
'Das Wahlversprechen' ('The Election Promise')

'A Bullet From a Shooting Star' in London, England

This sculpture of a pylon is upside down and askew, as if its main purpose is to confuse passersby.#pylons #artoutside #sculptures #section-Atlas
'A Bullet From a Shooting Star'