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- 16 Nov
tibi60 in Fun and Travel | NO COMMENTSThe weirdest monuments in the world
Fengdu Ghost City, photo by britrob on Flickr
Many monuments are built in order to commemorate an important person or event, but others seem to have no purpose at all except for making people who see them do a double take and perhaps question their eyesight.
Some monuments from around the world are plain strange, which actually makes them more enjoyable, and they make a case that monuments are not boring except if you’re a history buff. If you’re traveling anywhere near these places, arm yourself with a camera, and prepare to feel like Alice in Wonderland – here are some of the weirdest monuments in the world.
Fengdu Ghost City, China
Fengdu Ghost City in Fengdu County seems to have to other purpose for existing other than horrifying those visitors who believe in hell. This necropolis is actually a very detailed model of what the Chinese version of hell would look like.
The garden is populated with statues of ghosts, monsters, people suffering eternal damnation and various hellish ‘landmarks’ such as the “Nothing-to-Be-Done Bridge,” and “Ghost Torturing Pass”.
Headington Shark, Headington, Oxfordshire, UK
Headington Shark, photo by James Turnbull
The Headington Shark might look plain weird, but actually carries an important message. The monument looks like a shark crashed head forward into the roof of a house, and it was commissioned to express the house owner’s outrage against the use of nuclear power.
When it was built in 1986, the city authorities did their best to remove the shark, but today it is a well known landmark in the city.
The Enema Monument, Zheleznovodsk, Russia
Certain medical procedures that are common at some spas are not exactly something that most people want to talk about, nor be reminded of randomly. Mashuk-Akva Term Spa in Zheleznovodsk has recently unveiled a statue of a 5 foot enema supported by Renaissance-style chubby angels, in a square in front of the spa. A banner saying “Let’s beat constipation and sloppiness with enemas” was also posted at the spa entrance.
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La Trobe statue, photo by Phil Lees
Charles La Trobe was a governor of Victoria colony, who helped establish the Royal Botanic Gardens, State Library, Museum of Victoria, National Gallery of Victoria and University of Melbourne.
The fact that the statue is upside down is not meant to be an offense against La Trobe, quite the opposite, and it’s supposed to embody the idea that university must turn ideas on their heads.
Rocky Balboa Statue, Zitiste, Serbia
The village of Zitiste in Serbia doesn’t have much that can be considered a tourist attraction, and the villagers are quite aware of that. So in order to make Zitiste a little bit more special, a statue of none else than fictional boxer Rocky Balboa was erected in the village center. The officials explained that they wanted a new image for their village, one that would suggest resilience against the odds…
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