15 STRANGEST Sculptures On Earth!

 the world is filled with beautiful  pieces of artwork and some are not as  beautiful as the Mona Lisa or as  intricate as a Sistine Chapel today  we're looking at 15 of the strangest  sculptures on earth number 15 La Paz  Paris this statue literally translated  to the thumb is located in Paris it was  created by Cesare Baldacci knee in 1965  and stands over 40 feet tall weighing in  more than 18 tons this sculpture is a  replica of Baldacci knees own thumb and  finger print and the most famous version  of it is in a business park called La  défense Bal duccini is known for his  avant-garde work and has another  installation in epinephrine called  victory it depicts his own first and  second fingers making a v-shape both  sculptures were made by an instrument  called a pantograph which allows  reproducing volumes at any scale while  maintaining the proportions between the  original and its copy number 14 Charles  Latrobe created by Melbourne's sculptor  Charles Robb this statue is 16 feet tall  and is officially a landmark at Latrobe  University Latrobe was the first  lieutenant governor of the colony of  Victoria established in 1851 he helped  improve the water supply established  various institutions including state  university and Royal Melbourne Hospital  so why is the Statue upside down the  sculptor was trying to challenge  traditional commemoration and use of  public monuments to historical figures  some observers have joked that the  statue is upside down as Latrobe is more  well known in England and from the  English perspective the monument is  right-side-up number 13 tiger in the  Turtle Magic Mountain at first glance  this looks like an average everyday  roller coaster complete with a  loop-de-loop but with further inspection  there are steps instead of a cart this  sculpture is made up of 249 steps and  lights up at night giving the observer a  brand-new perspective unfortunately the  laws of physics won't allow you to walk  the loop but you can enjoy walking at a  turtle's pace while imagining the speed  of a tiger designed by German artist  Keiko muta and or against the 69 foot 21  metre tall rollercoaster sits on top of  a hill in Duisburg Germany number 12  headington shark headington shark or  properly named untitled 1986 is a  large painted fiberglass shark stuck  headfirst into the roof of a building  the piece was to be a statement piece  about nuclear-powered chernobyl and  Nagasaki the house belonged to bill  Heine a local radio host and was  converted into an air B&B in 2018  not everyone thinks it's an art  installation one Oxford resident says  that the zoning laws in that part of the  city prohibited TV and 10a above a  certain height but not art so they  believe that Heine installed the shark  to cover up an illegal antenna  installation number 11 Cadillac Ranch  outside of Amarillo Texas lies an  installation created by helium  millionaire Stanley Marsh the third the  Cadillac Ranch it features 10  upside-down cars buried halfway and  angled to the west this is an homage to  America's hopes and dreams art and  commerce materialism and spiritualism  folly and fame it was relocated in 1997  to avoid the expansion of the city the  cars are covered in graffiti which was  once to look down upon but now is  greatly encouraged it has been used in  many music articles and commercials  including living in America by James  Brown and ain't no rest for the wicked  by the cage the elephant number 10 new  best smell by the passer through the  walls is an homage to a famous French  novel which displays the tragic ending  where a man with the ability to face  through walls finds himself caught  halfway through the wall after a streak  of roguish shenanigans the story begins  with a man getting a new boss at work  who makes it unbearable some time later  the man discovers he can walk through  walls and his life changes forever he  begins by taking revenge on his boss but  then branches out to petty theft he soon  becomes a rich man and is arrested to  earn celebrity status he breaks out and  continues his spree one day he has a  headache and takes what he thinks is  aspirin in reality it's a medicine a  doctor had prescribed earlier in the  story and the medicine takes effect  trapping the man in the wall forever  this statue may not be famous to the  rest of the world but its infamy lives  on within moment number 9 the fork vehbi  this 26 foot 8 metre tall and 229 pounds  stainless steel fork is located just off  the shore of Lake Geneva Switzerland  it's part of the aliment area or a  museum of food that is conjunction with  Nestle's history it was installed in  1995 to commemorate  10 year anniversary of the museum and  was moved shortly after in 2007 a  petition was signed to confirm the  desire to have the fork reinstated and  was granted in 2008 the fork has held  the Guinness Book of World Records title  for largest fork since 2014 since then  there have been other giant Forks  including the new record holder at 12  meters 40 feet in Creede Colorado number  8 floating faucet fountain there are  many floating faucets around the world  with the most famous located in Spain it  is a clever sculpture that gives the  viewer the illusion that the faucet is  floating in mid-air the effect is  created by a clear plastic tube that  holds the tap in place while at the same  time feeds water from below and pushes  it through the top some installations  are permanent while others are temporary  some of these faucets are in Porto de  santa maria spain Hampton Court Palace  London Ripley Museum in Ocean City  Maryland olivenza Spain menorca Spain  Ypres Belgium Wisconsin USA grand Bend  Canada and Skegness England number seven  carhenge Jim Reinders wanted to recreate  Stonehenge after studying it in England  in 1987 his dream became a reality  39 automobiles were placed in the same  proportions at Stonehenge with a  diameter measuring approximately 96 feet  or 29 metres this sculpture located in  Alliance Nebraska has some cars buried  about 5 feet or 1.5 meters trunk down  with other cars sat across the top and  welded together it was dedicated on  summer solstice 1987 in memoriam to  rynders father the family gathered 35  strong and began building rynders  donated the 10 acres of land where car  hinge is located to the Friends of car  hinge who have preserved it until 2013  when friends of carhenge gifted the site  to the citizens of Alliance number 6  Good King Wenceslas hanging from the  ceiling of the Art Nouveau Lucchino  palace in Prague King Wenceslas rides  gallantly on a horse but there's  something odd about this horse it  doesn't seem to be alive created by  local czech artist david [ __ ] ernie a  well-known artist known for his  surrealism pieces this piece is said to  be mocking the more famous King turned  Saint statue in the wind cess loss  square wind sus loss was the Duke of  Bohemia from 920  until his assassination in 95 and his  martyrdom landed him a sainthood it is  hard to truly say what this statement  peace really means as cheddar Neve  doesn't comment on his work number five  man attacked by babies in the city of  Oslo Norway sits a sculpture park  containing the culmination of 20 years  of work by artist Gustav England one of  the strangest sculptures of the 212 in  the park is man attacked by Genii it  depicts a man fighting or is it shaking  off regardless there are five infants  seeming to be attacking a full and grown  man some say the infants aren't human  but rather Genii supernatural creatures  an Arabian lore the statue leaves its  audience slightly confused and sometimes  incredibly offended there isn't a set  definition for what the statue  represents but it still makes the  observer think number four man hanging  out another thought-provoking sculpture  in Prague made by David Chi attorney a  man hanging out is actually a piece that  is a depiction of Sigmund Freud from a  distance the statue looks like a real  person causing a few palpitations  throughout the observer's it is said  that this installment is a statement  about intellectualism in the 20th  century in cheer knees uncertainty about  it that's what I call a Freudian slip  this sculpture became so popular they  recreated it in London Berlin Rotterdam  and Chicago number three Sakura Bosco  the Sakura Bosco or sacred garden or  park of the monsters is located in lazio  italy this ghoulish park was  commissioned by Prince Pierre Francisco  Orsini in 1552 as a way of dealing with  the grief of his wife's passing  Orsini spent several years as a prisoner  of war in Germany following a military  campaign in 1553 he was unfortunately  captured and shortly after his release  from prison Orsini's beloved wife Giulia  Farnese passed away the most prominent  figure is the mouth of Korkis god of the  underworld it has the words every  thought flies written above it to remind  the visitors that their voice carries  back to the outside some of the statues  within the park include over two dozen  works including dragons Hannibal's  elephant greco-roman gods and a tilted  house the intent of the park is to make  the visitor feel closer to the  sensations of grief and anguish  associated with loss  - mano del desierto in the Atacama  Desert in Chile stands a 36 foot 11  metre tall statue called mano del  desierto or hand of the desert this  sculpture was created by Chilean artist  Mario Yas Abba in the 1980s it's  exaggerated size is said to emphasize  the human vulnerability and helplessness  the statue is made of concrete and iron  and while it's miles away from the  nearest town it's subject to vandalize  ation to the point that the town gathers  volunteers to clean it once a month it's  located about 60 kilometres or 37 miles  to the south and east of the city of  antofagasta on the pan-american highway  number one keenly Fresa brunnen  originally called the Platz brunnen or  Plaza fountain keenly Fresa brunnen  literally translated to the fountain of  eater of little children was built in  1546 the meaning behind this fountain  has been lost to the years but one thing  is certain it is an imposing figure of a  beast that is eating children the  fountain is sometimes said to be a  depiction of Cronos from Greek mythos  who was afraid of his children usurping  him so he ate them all but Zeus perished  others say it might be the Christmas  demon Krampus who punishes naughty  children the bottom of the statue shows  an army of bears marching to battle have  you seen any of these statues in person  maybe there's an even stranger statue  that we should have included let us know  in the comments below and as always  thanks for reading