Bizarre Monuments Around the World
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Monuments Around the World
Monuments are all over the place and each one stands for something different. Some are easy to understand and rather normal, then there are the ones that tend to confuse people and are rather bizarre. Here is a look at some the bizarre monuments located around the world.
Headington Shark
The Headington Shark, located in Headington, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom, is a 25-foot shark that looks as though it crashed into a houses roof. Bill Heine, the owner of the house designed the shark in remembrance of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Great Stuff on eBay
Underwater Sculpture Park
Sculptor Jason de Caires created the worlds first Underwater Sculpture Park at Moliniere Bay in Grenada. His Underwater Sculpture Park represents ecological process and serves as an artificial reef. After being created above water, the sculptures were submerged in clear shallow waters. The sculptures are accessible by snorkeling or scuba diving. They can also be seen if traveling in a glass bottom boat. Standterhebungs Monument
The Standterhebungs Monument was created in 1988 to commemorate and remind those of the 1288 Battle of Worringen. This bronze monument is located in the old town section of Dusseldorf, Germany. It has a great amount of detail that is both fascinating as well as creepy. Monumental Stuff on CafePress
Enema Monument
As a tribute to a medical procedure commonly done, a health spa in Russia had an Enema monument created. Alexander Kharchenko, the head of the facility, said that the health spa specializes in illnesses of the digestion tract and administers enemas nearly every day. Kharchenko though that it would be humorous to give the procedure its own monument. The Enema monument, designed by Svetlana Avakova, was unveiled in June of 2008. Broken Chair Monument
The Broken Chair Monument, located in Geneva, is a 39 foot tall wooded monument constructed by carpenter Louis Geneve and Swiss artist Daniel Berset. It is called the Broken Chair because it only has three good legs. The fourth leg is broken off about half way up it. The chair was erected in August 1997 in front of the Place de Nations by Handicap International. The Broken Chair represents those who oppose to cluster bombs and land mines. It also serves as a reminder to politicians that visit Geneva. Other Hubs By Jessica
- The Hotel of Doom
- The Hotel of Doom or Ryugyong Hotel located in Pyongyang, North Korea is one of the ugliest structures ever built. In fact it has never been completed and has been standing empty since 1992. This empty, three sided hotel, with thousands of rooms looks more like a prison than a nice cozy place to sle
- Some of the Most Dangerous Snakes in the World
- Some snakes are able to blend in with there surroundings, looking nearly invisible to the eye, until it strikes out. Venomous snakes kill many hundreds of people each and every year and those that do survive, often have to have their bitten limbs removed. These incredible and beautiful snakes are so
- Alaskan Malamute: The Oldest Sled Dog Breed
- The incredible Alaskan Malamute is the oldest of the sled dog breeds. Even though this beautiful breed is very popular and much loved, for the last 2000- t0 3000 years they have not been used much as family pets, but rather for the purpose of hunting and packing. There ability to withstand the cold,
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