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Spomeniks: The Antifascist History Behind Abstract Yugoslav Monuments

Removed from their context, the strange concrete monuments dotting the landscape of the former Yugoslavia can seem abstract, inscrutable, even "alien." Called “Spomeniks” after the ...

You’re Fired: 10 Famed Flamed Statues & Monuments

Gone up in flames and burned down to the ground – these 10 well-known statues, monuments and large-scale advertisements all fell to fire, if not fury. “I like big fat men like you,” ...

Imperial Pomp: Strange Post-Soviet Skyscrapers in Remote Russia

Deep in the most remote reaches of the former Soviet Union, strange skyscrapers glitter against the sky, made all the more out of place by their sleepy rural settings and lack of similarly scaled ...

Memorable Memorials: 10 Extraordinary War Monuments

These extraordinary war monuments stand out from the crowd in commemorating those who have fallen while performing their duty in the service of their country. Memorial Day was formerly ...

Still Standing Tall: 7 Monumental Statues of the Ancient World

Perhaps we’ll never know what it was like land on a Greek Island and gaze up at the long-lost Colossus of Rhodes, one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but there are many ...

Staggering Statues: 7 Monumental Wonders of the Former Soviet Union

Nobody could ever accuse the Soviets of being too modest in the scale of their monuments and colossal sculptures, and they left no shortage of absolutely bonkers concrete and stone creations all ...

Brutalist but Beautiful: 12 Spacey Sci-Fi Soviet Structures

The single most divisive architectural movement, Brutalism is harsh, jagged and geometric, calling to mind massive concrete spaceships - and nobody did it better (or stranger) than the Soviets. ...

Scattered Marbles: 10 Smashed, Bashed & Trashed Statues

As our age's great and powerful leaders rise and fall, so do the narcissistic, now Ozymandias-like statues they raised to celebrate their fleeting triumph. Duck, Gaddafi The 2011 Libyan ...

Pointing Nowhere: Mysterious Giant Arrows in Remote Places

The remains of large concrete arrows can be found in patches of dirt and grass across the United States from New York to San Francisco. Many locals have wondered what they're for, seemingly ...

Don’t Tag Me Bro: The World’s 9 Most Vandalized Landmarks

These 9 famous international public landmarks, artworks and tourist attractions attract vandalism and graffiti that's usually (but not always) unwanted. ...

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