Tag: Statue
The statue of Manneken Pis in the Rolling Stones before a concert in Brussels
On the occasion of the Rolling Stones concert in Brussels on Monday night, fans of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have dressed the iconic statue in band clothes. The change…
Estonia rejoices at the return of Finnish tourists – “A statue should be erected in Pärnu to an unknown Finnish pensioner,” says the hotel boss
The corona pandemic collapsed the number of Finnish tourists visiting Estonia. Now the Finns are back and the Estonian tourism industry finally dares to breathe a sigh of relief. BARN…
Thieves steal a statue of a child’s grave in Utrecht: “You could already see her head from a distance when you approached”
“The grave is the place where we come to think of her, to have conversations with her and to stroke her head for a while. The disappearance of the statue…
Thieves steal bronze statue from child’s grave in Utrecht: “You could already see her head from afar when you came running”
“The grave is the place where we come to think of her, to have conversations with her and to stroke her head for a while. The disappearance of the statue…
Statue of Liberty
Magazine Navigate by keyboard Previous Next At the southern tip of Manhattan, the Freedom enlightening the world stands on an islet facing the port since 1886. An American icon, this…
Zidane’s ‘headbutt’ statue to be relocated to museum
The statue immortalizing Zinédine Zidane’s “headbutt” on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final, removed from the Doha Corniche in 2013, will be reinstalled in the new Sports Museum.…
Panther statue on Kauhajoki! Cameron Jones as a hero again
Kauhajoki’s Bear Basket rushed to become the champion of the men’s basketball league. Salon Vilpas lost his legs in the fifth final. 11.5. 20:26 • Updated May 11th. 20:36 Kauhajoki’s…
Statue Truus van Lier unveiled: ‘Her generosity at a young age, very special’
“I find her heroism that she had at this young age very special,” continues Overheul. “She was only 22 years old when she died. And all those things she has…
Statue Truus van Lier almost finished: ‘We like to think that we would have been just as heroic ourselves’
At the end of November, the municipality announced that the Utrecht resistance heroine Truus van Lier will be given an official monument. There is already a street named after her…
Comment: The Swedes are right – build a statue for Jukka Jalonen!
The superiority of the lions at the Olympics was dazzling. And it is thanks to Jukka Jalonen, writes Jussi Paasi. Did Mörkö come in? Hit Jukka Jalonen in? The Lion…