statues

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World Cup player statues in the capital have been toppled by protesters, with teachers demanding higher wages threatening to disrupt matches if their wishes are not met.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Millions will be spent to regild the hulking Art Deco statues that buttress Arlington Memorial Bridge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

On a recent visit, it was hard to decide what was more surreal: the carved statues of snails, chameleons and turtles that decorate the church’s exterior or the circuslike scene around it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Crowley had tried to sell the statues to Sotheby's auction house in London between November 2022 and July 2023.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

By taking the statues to the Paris-Journal, Apollinaire had done Picasso a huge favor: he’d let his friend stay out of the story.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day