Most statues we know were built to commemorate a historical event or the life of an influential person but these days, we can find many creative ones made for exhibition purposes. Here are a few extraordinary public arts from around the world that are worth mentioning.  

Mustangs By Robert Glen, Las Colinas, Texas, USA

(Image credits: mustangsoflascolinas.com)

Expansion by Paige Bradley, New York, USA

(Image credits: Anastasia Tank)

The Monument Of An Anonymous Passerby, Wroclaw, Poland

(Image credits: Anonymous Panda)

People Of The River By Chong Fah Cheong, Singapore

(Image credits: gaartu.livejournal.com)

Les Voyageurs,Marseilles, France

(Image credits: Bruno Catalano)

Nelson Mandela, South Africa

(Image credits: marcocianfanelli.com)

De Vaartkapoen, Brussels, Belgium

(Image credits: panoramio.com)

Hippo Sculptures, Taipei, Taiwan

(Image credits: Patche99z)

Sinking Building Outside State Library, Melbourne, Australia

(Image credits: Anonymous Panda)

Mihai Eminescu, Onesti, Romania

(Image credits: Dan Dima)

A Scene From The World War With Real-Size Statues, Eceabat, Turkey

(Image credits: Ionut Naidin)

Man Hanging Out, Prague, Czech Republic

(Image credits: civicartsproject.com)

Kelpies,Grangemouth, UK

(Image credits: The Golden Scope)

The Unknown Official, Reykjavik, Iceland

(Image credits: geoffdeburca)

The Shark, Oxford, UK

(Image credits: artmoscow.wordpress.com)

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