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2. Monument to the Sun - Wikipedia

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   Monument to the Sun or The Greeting to the Sun (Croatian: Pozdrav suncu) is a monument in Zadar, Croatia dedicated to the Sun.It consists of a 22-meter diameter circle representing the Sun, with three hundred, multi-layered glass plates placed on the same level as the stone-paved waterfront, with photovoltaic solar modules underneath.

3. List of tallest statues - Wikipedia

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   This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.

4. Somerset Space Walk - Wikipedia

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   The walk begins here: the Sun model at Higher Maunsel Lock. The Somerset Space Walk is a sculpture trail model of the Solar System, located in Somerset, England.The model uses the towpath of the 22-kilometre (14-mile) Bridgwater and Taunton Canal to display a model of the Sun and its planets in their proportionally correct sizes and distances apart.

5. 50 of the World's Most Breathtaking Views - AOL

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   While the statue itself is certainly worth a closer look, its dramatic perch on 2,310-foot Mount Corcovado provides stunning views of Rio de Janeiro and its beaches, famous Sugarloaf Mountain, and ...

6. List of Solar System objects by size - Wikipedia

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   Parts-per-million chart of the relative mass distribution of the Solar System, each cubelet denoting 2 × 10 24 kg. This article includes a list of the most massive known objects of the Solar System and partial lists of smaller objects by observed mean radius.

7. Griffith Observatory - Wikipedia

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   The main centerpiece of this section is a large solar telescope projecting images of the Sun, using a series of mirrors called coelostats. Exhibits here include a periodic table of the elements, a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, and several alcoves showing exhibits about topics like day and night, the paths of the Sun and stars, the seasons, the ...

8. Gigantic Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs will be moved ...

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   The 26-foot statue of the famed actress has drawn the ire of residents and critics alike. The mayor of Palm Springs announced recently that the Forever Marilyn statue will move to a city park.

9. List of most expensive sculptures - Wikipedia

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   The record would only stand for a few months, with a work by Pablo Picasso, Tete de femme (Dora Maar), surpassing it by half a million US dollars in November 2007. [5] In December 2007, the sale of the Guennol Lioness, a statue from around 3000 BC, nearly doubled the previous record price when it sold for $57.2 million. It is the fifth-most ...