Statue

World

'DIA DE LA HISPANIDAD'

Sculpture of Indigenous woman to replace Columbus statue in Mexico

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/13/21

The Columbus statue had stood on the boulevard Paseo de la Reforma since 1877 until it was removed in October last year

World

MOCKERY

New Greek statue of Maria Callas ridiculed in social media

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/12/21

"Looks like a Terminator," people were saying on Twitter and Facebook

World

'Racist Fish' written on rock holding Copenhagen's mermaid statue

The Nomad Today 7/3/20

Other statues in Denmark have also been recently vandalized.

World

Statue of Christopher Columbus removed in San Francisco

The Nomad Today 6/19/20

City official Catherine Stefani called the removal a "necessary step" and said the monument represented the "painful foundations" of the country's history.

World

British colonialism 'heroes' expelled by anti-racism protesters

The Nomad Today 6/12/20

Many famous names are losing their commemorative places in British cities.

Finland

India’s Foreign Minister to attend unveiling of Gandhi's statue in Helsinki

The Nomad Today 9/18/19

Minister Subrahmanyan Jaishankar will visit Finland from 19 to 21 September and meet with the President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö, the Prime Minister Antti Rinne and his Finnish counterpart…

Tourism

Posankka, the weird pig-duck statue of Turku turns 20 years old

The Nomad Today 7/14/19

Posankka is a five meters high marzipan pig and rubber duck hybrid created in 1999 by the artist Alvar Gullichen. The peculiar beauty of Posankka has also been noticed abroad and it was chosen…