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7. A symbol of New York City and the United States is often referred to as the Statue of Liberty, located on Liberty Island, three kilometers from the southern part of Manhattan, in New Jersey. It is noteworthy that the giant statue - it is a gift of French citizens to the centenary of the revolution in America.

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8. On the border of the two districts of Bhaktapur and Nepali Kavrepalankok is one of the tallest statues of the world - a giant image of the god Shiva, created a few years ago from the metal and cement. Its height forty-four meters.

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9. The most famous landmark of Brussels is the sculpture "Manneken Pis". The exact time and cause of the unusual monument is unknown. But there are two versions. According to the first - the monument is installed as a reminder of grimbergenskoy war. To encourage the warring citizens, with a small basket heir to the throne was ordered to hang on to a big tree, and the baby peed on the bottom of fighting men. The second legend tells of a little boy who kept his head and in a moment of danger put out a stream of urine ammunition laid out enemies under the walls of the city.

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10. The most famous ancient Greek sculpture is located in the walls of the Louvre. Of course, it is known to many from the school armless statue of the goddess Aphrodite. It was supposedly created between 130 and 100 years before Christ.