10 Unexpected Monuments From Around The World That Prove That Sculptors' Fantasy Knows No Limits (12 Photos)

We are used to the fact that the monuments around us on the streets of cities dedicated to famous historical figures or events. A little less there are sculptures made just for the sake of aesthetics and decoration cities.





But some jobs are so sudden and original, that you involuntarily think: what did you want with this say sculptors? What philosophical overtones can conceal, like a giant clothespin?

Kissing dinosaurs on the border between China and Mongolia



Table fork in Switzerland





Hanging man in Prague



According to the author's idea, Sigmund Freud is depicted, but many see Vladimir Lenin in the hanging man.

Monument to homeless cats in Germany



Huge table lamp in Sweden



The height of this table lamp is 5.8 meters. She can speak a few phrases in Swedish in a robotic voice and serve as a great street lamp. All year the lamp roams the streets of Malmö, and before At Christmas, she is returned to the main square.

"Where are you going?" or "Quo vadis" in front of the German embassy in Prague



Giant clothespin in Philadelphia



According to legend, this monument was erected by some enterprising an American who made his fortune in the manufacture of clothespins. However, on in fact, it is the work of the sculptor Klaus Oldenburg.

Frog Bridge in Connecticut






On different sides of the bridge, visitors are greeted by four huge frog statues.

Saint Wenceslas on an upside down horse⁠⁠ in Prague



Monument to the workaholic in Los Angeles