Statues
"Comfort Woman" Statue Stokes Old Tensions Between Japan and South Korea
She’s a silent reminder of the plight of hundreds of thousands of women forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II
Why a Ghanaian University Is Getting Rid of a Statue of Gandhi
The civil rights leader’s legacy is complicated
A Statue of Lenin Has Finally Come Down from Red Square...in New York City
One of Manhattan’s strangest buildings has lost its mascot
Five Places Where Confederate Monuments Have Recently Disappeared (or Soon Will)
Vanderbilt University's decision to rename a building to "Memorial Hall" is just one of many ongoing efforts
Captain America Is Getting a Real-Life Statue, But Some Say It’s in the Wrong Place
Did Steve Rogers grow up in Brooklyn or the Lower East Side?
Five Landmarks Threatened by Climate Change
Will a warming planet destroy humankinds' most precious cultural treasures?
Watch a Statue of Lenin Being Torn Down in Real Time
It’s hard to topple a 66-foot statue—or contend with the symbols of Ukraine’s communist past
It's Way Too Hard to Find Statues of Notable Women in the U.S.
Only a handful of the country's sculptures honor women
Thanks to Sneaky Scanners, Anyone Can 3D Print a Copy of Nefertiti’s Bust
Scans of the famous sculpture are free for the taking
The Lincoln Memorial Is Getting a Makeover
The four-year restoration will cost a pretty penny
Chinese Capitalists Built a Gigantic, Golden Statue of Chairman Mao
Like the Chairman's legacy, this 121-foot statue is hard to ignore
A Buddha in Japan Is Missing Half of Its Curls
What happened to the Buddha of Nara's famous 'do?
The Statue of Liberty Was Originally a Muslim Woman
"The New Colossus" was actually born in Egypt
Central Park Has 22 Statues of Historical Figures. Every Single One is a Man.
Could a crusade to bring historic women into the park change the face of the city?
Have Something Rude to Say? Put it on This 2300-Year Old Statue in Rome
A cardinal started the tradition of decorating this statue with snarky poems and insults
There’s a Hospital for Statues in Argentina
When the going gets tough for Buenos Aires statues, they head to a statue-only hospital for a bit of TLC
Tennessee Is About To Get a New State Artifact
A Native American sculpture is about to become Tennessee's state artifact
Eastern Europe's Anthropomorphic Stelae Have Been Neglected for Years
Across the steppes of eastern Europe, anthropomorphic stone stelae have dotted the landscape for centuries
Bringing the Color Back to Ancient Greece
The white marble statutes we revere were originally dressed in eye-popping pigments
Re-envisioning the Statue of Liberty
Sculptor Danh Vo deconstructs the American icon
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