statue

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A famous mine-clearing rat, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, has been commemorated with the world's first statue dedicated to a landmine-detecting rat.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A statue of the rodent carved from local stone by artists was unveiled in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Friday, in time for the International Day for Mine Awareness on 4 April.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Video shows renderings of the building with golden escalators and a golden statue of the president raising his fist in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In its many guises, idolatry has survived, despite regular and often cataclysmic proof of its dangers, for centuries and many people will consider a much-larger-than-life golden statue of a president to be perfectly splendid.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Imagine the duke looking around for bronze, the material he desperately needs, and discovering that some eighty tons of it are reserved for a statue of a horse.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day