langs: 3 февраля [ru] / february 3 [en] / 3. februar [de] / 3 février [fr] / 3 febbraio [it] / 3 de febrero [es]
days: january 31 / february 1 / february 2 / february 3 / february 4 / february 5 / february 6
#1 Jan Matulka
Jan Matulka (7 November 1890 – 25 June 1972) was a Czech-American modern artist originally from Bohemia . Matulka's style ranged from Abstract expressionism to landscapes , sometimes in the same day. He has directly influenced artists like Dorothy Dehner , Francis Criss , Burgoyne Diller , I. Rice P
#2 Les Kouba
Leslie Carl Kouba (February 3, 1917 – September 13, 1998) was an American artist, author, outdoorsman, and businessman. He specialized in waterfowl paintings but is also known for his early sculpture of Dakota chief Little Crow , which was commissioned by the city of Hutchinson, Minnesota and instal
#3 Fermo Forti
Fermo Forti (3 February 1839 – 1911) was an Italian painter and sculptor, active mainly in his native Carpi and Modena . He painted sacred, historic, and genre subjects in a Realist style. Italian painter and sculptor (1839–1911)
Kaija Helena Aarikka-Ruokonen (3 February 1929 — 14 August 2014) was a Finnish designer and entrepreneur. [1] [2] [3] [4] Finnish designer and entrepreneur Kauppaneuvos Kaija Aarikka Kaija-Aarikka in 1949 Born ( 1929-02-03 ) 3 February 1929 Somero , Finland Died 14 August 2014 (2014-08-14) (aged 8
#5 Stefan Roos
Klas Stefan Roos (born 3 February 1970) is a Swedish actor and screen writer . Roos finished NAMA in Stockholm 1993. He is married to the actress Elisabet Carlsson and together they have a daughter. Swedish actor and screen writer (born 1970) This article includes a list of references , related read
#6 Dana Claxton
Dana Claxton (born 1959) [1] is a Hunkpapa Lakota filmmaker, photographer, and performance artist . Her work looks at stereotypes, historical context, and gender studies of Indigenous peoples of the Americas , specifically those of the First Nations . In 2007, she was awarded an Eiteljorg Fellowship
Anne Ross Davidson, DA (3 February 1937 in Glasgow – 20 December 2008 in Aberdeen ) was a Scottish sculptor and artist. Many of her commissioned works are on public view in Scotland and abroad. Scottish artist and sculptor Sculpture of Woman And Child in Edinburgh (1986). The statue celebrated the c
Signe Margaret Stuart (née Nelson ) (born 1937) is an American artist best known for her abstract paintings and works on paper that are informed by Minimalism, quantum physics and the study of consciousness. American artist (born 1937) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for
#9 Charles Lutz
Charles Lutz was born outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1982. He studied Painting and Art History at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and Anatomy at Columbia University New York, NY. He received a BFA from the Pratt Institute College of Art in 2004. Lutz lives and works between Red Lion, PA
#10 Léon Glaize
Léon Glaize ( Paris , February 3, 1842 - Paris, July 7, 1931) was a French painter . French painter (1842–1931) Pierre Paul-Léon Glaize - La musicienne Italienne (1874) Although he lived in the second half of the 1800s and the first thirty years of the 1900s, he never abandoned the neoclassical and
Christian Asmussen (3 February 1873 – 29 June 1940) was a Danish painter . His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics . [1] Danish painter Christian Asmussen Born ( 1873-02-03 ) 3 February 1873 Faaborg , Denmark Died 29 June 1940 (1940-06-29) (aged 6
#12 West Fraser
James West Fraser (born February 3, 1955) is an American artist. One of the leading artists in the representational/ En Plein Air tradition, Fraser has built his career on richly painted, atmospheric vistas of cities, coasts, and the landscape. This article is about the artist. For the company, see
#13 Roxy Paine
Roxy Paine (born 1966, [1] New York City ) is an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. He was educated at both the College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art an
#14 Liu Chi-hsiang
Liu Chi-hsiang ( Chinese : 劉啟祥 ; pinyin : Liú Qǐxiáng ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Lâu Khé-siông : Korean: (류)유지상 ; 3 February 1910 – 27 April 1998) was a Taiwanese painter. He was born in Ryūei , Tainan-chō, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Liouying , Tainan , Taiwan ). In 1923, Liu finished his Public School educa
#15 Mequitta Ahuja
Mequitta Ahuja (born 1976) is a contemporary American feminist painter of African American and South Asian descent who lives in Baltimore , Maryland . [1] [2] Ahuja creates works of self-portraiture that combine themes of myth and legend with personal identity. [3] Mequitta Ahuja Born February 3, 19
#16 Gladys Nilsson
Gladys M. Nilsson (born May 6, 1940) is an American artist, one of the original Hairy Who Chicago Imagists , a group of representational artists active during the 1960s and 1970s. She is married to fellow-artist and Hairy Who member Jim Nutt . [1] American painter This article has multiple issues. P
#17 Manuel Bromberg
Manuel Abraham Bromberg (March 6, 1917 – February 3, 2022) was an American artist and Professor Emeritus of Art, at the State University of New York at New Paltz . He was a 1946 Guggenheim Fellow . [1] American artist (1917–2022) Manuel Bromberg Born Manuel Abraham Bromberg ( 1917-03-06 ) March 6, 1
#18 Ronald Bladen
Ronald Bladen (July 13, 1918 – February 3, 1988) was an American painter and sculptor. He is particularly known for his large-scale sculptures. [1] His artistic stance, was influenced by European Constructivism , American Hard-Edge Painting , and sculptors such as Isamu Noguchi and David Smith . [2]
Zwelethu Mthethwa (born 1960) is a South African painter and photographer. He was convicted of murder in 2017, and is currently incarcerated at Pollsmoor Prison . [1] South African painter and photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa Born 1960 Durban , South Africa Nationality South African Education Michaeli
Hendrik van Limborch (9 March 1681 – 3 February 1759) was a painter and engraver from the Northern Netherlands . Dutch painter Hendrik van Limborch Self-portrait, 1708 Born 9 March 1681 The Hague Died 3 February 1759 The Hague Nationality Netherlands Limborch was born in The Hague as the son of a la
The Museo de Málaga is a museum in Málaga , Andalusia , Spain . Formed in 1973, it brought together the former Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes ( Provincial Museum of Fine Arts ), born in 1913, and Museo Arqueológico Provincial ( Provincial Archeological Museum ), born in 1947. As of 2010, the museu
Castlemaine Art Museum is an Australian art gallery and museum in Castlemaine, Victoria in the Shire of Mount Alexander . It was founded in 1913. It is housed in a 1931 Art Deco building constructed for the purpose, heritage-listed by the National Trust. [1] Its collection concentrates on Australian
#3 Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel
The Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel ( CDN ) exhibits Friedrich Dürrenmatt 's paintings and drawings . It is a part of Swiss National Library , just like Swiss Literary Archives , which has a close cooperation with CDN. [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2019 ) Cent
The Willard Gallery was a contemporary art gallery operating in New York City from 1940 until 1987. It was founded by Marian Willard Johnson. [1]
Murray Art Museum Albury (abbreviated MAMA) is a contemporary art museum located in Albury , Australia . Formerly known as the Albury Regional Art Gallery it was renamed as part of a $10.5 million refurbishment which included renovations to the former gallery building, the neighbouring burrows house
The Asiatic Society is a government of India organisation founded during the Company rule in India to enhance and further the cause of "Oriental research", in this case, research into India and the surrounding regions. It was founded by the philologist William Jones on 15 January 1784 in a meeting p
The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is one of the principal U.S. art museums , with paintings , sculptures , cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis , Missouri , where it is visited by up to a half million pe
#8 Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) , a contemporary art museum, is at Santa Barbara , United States. [1] Not to be confused with Santa Barbara Museum of Art . Art museum; contemporary museum for the 21st century in CA , United States Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB)
Lift Trucks Project is a project space and artist studio located in Croton Falls, New York . It features up to four long-term exhibitions per year [1] with notable pieces by FA-Q, Christo , Ottmar Hoerl , Ed Roth ("Big Daddy"), A. R. Penck , Sailor Jerry , and others. [2] In addition, Lift Trucks fe
#10 Museion (Bozen)
The Museion (from the greek μουσείον, meaning the temple of the muses ) is the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bozen , in South Tyrol , Italy. [1] Facade of the Museion facing the Talfer River in Bozen It was founded in 1985. [2] Since 2006 it has been managed by the Museion Foundation, fou
#11 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is located on the fourth floor of the Brooklyn Museum , New York City , United States.
The Jewish Museum is an art museum and repository of cultural artifacts, housed at 1109 Fifth Avenue , in the former Felix M. Warburg House , along Museum Mile on the Upper East Side of Manhattan , New York City . The first Jewish museum in the United States, as well as the oldest existing Jewish mu
#13 Liang Yi Museum
Liang Yi Museum ( Chinese : 兩依藏博物館 ) is a private museum of design, craftsmanship and heritage, located in Sheung Wan , Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template mes
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy , dedicated to the art of calligraphy, [1] is situated in Sokolniki Park , Moscow . The museum collection features calligraphy masterpieces from 65 countries. The concept was elaborated by Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre and the National Union of Cal
#15 Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Art
The Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Art is an art museum at Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama in the United States . The museum, which is named after donor and alumni William R. Harvey , includes the Amistad Mutiny murals by Hale Woodruff . The ribbon cutting at the Dr. William R. Harvey Museu
#16 Hasted Kraeutler
Hasted Hunt was a contemporary art gallery located in Chelsea, New York City at 537 West 24th Street. The gallery was founded in 2005 by founding partner Sarah Hasted and W.M. Hunt. Hasted Hunt Gallery represented emerging and established artists from around the world. The addition of two painters a
291 is the commonly known name for an internationally famous art gallery that was located in Midtown Manhattan at 291 Fifth Avenue in New York City from 1905 to 1917. Originally called the " Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession ", the gallery was established and managed by photographer Alfred Sti
#18 5 Pointz
5 Pointz: The Institute of Higher Burnin' [1] or 5Pointz Aerosol Art Center, Inc. , mainly referred to as simply 5 Pointz or 5Pointz , was an American mural space at 45–46 Davis Street in Long Island City , Queens , New York City . When the building opened in 1892, it housed the Neptune Meter factor
#19 Rockwell Museum
The Rockwell Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate museum of American art located in the Southern Tier region of New York in downtown Corning, New York . Frommer's describes it as "one of the best-designed small museums in the Northeast ." In 2015, The Rockwell Museum was named a Smithsonian Affiliate ,
#20 Grosvenor Museum
Grosvenor Museum is a museum in Chester , Cheshire , in the United Kingdom. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building . [1] Its full title is The Grosvenor Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, with Schools of Science and Art, for Cheste
Our Lady of the Porta Vaga (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga , Filipino : Birhen ng Porta Vaga ) is a Roman Catholic Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a venerated Marian painting. Marian apparition Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga Original image decorated w
The Constellations are a series of 23 paintings on paper produced from January 1940 to September 1941 by the Spanish surrealist Joan Miró . Art historians and museum curators have said of the paintings: "Universally considered one of the greatest achievements of his career", [1] : 1 p. "The Cons
#3 Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg
Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg is a watercolor by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh that he made in January 1882, shortly after taking up residence in The Hague . [Works 1] [Letters 1] Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg Artist Vincent van Gogh Year 1882 (January) Catalogue F910 , JH99
#4 Francis Burdett (1743–1794)
Francis Burdett (1743–1794) was a member of the Burdett family of Bramcote which had a lineage of baronetcy . He failed to inherit the hereditary baronetcy, as he died in 1794, before his father's death in 1797. He is the subject of two notable paintings. Francis Burdett by Joseph Wright of Derby ,
Forever Marilyn is a giant statue of Marilyn Monroe designed by Seward Johnson . The statue is a representation of one of the most famous images of Monroe, taken from Billy Wilder 's 1955 film The Seven Year Itch . Created in 2011, the statue has been displayed in a variety of locations in the Unite
#6 Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (or in the temple ) is an early episode in the life of Jesus Christ , describing his presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem , that is celebrated by many churches 40 days after Christmas on Candlemas , or the "Feast of the Presentation of Jesus". The episode i
Peuple et Rois ( People and Kings ) is the French title of an 1892 painting by Juan Luna . Finished in the academic style of painting, Luna intended to send and enter Peuple et Rois for the 1892 Chicago Universal Exposition in the United States , but the plan was aborted when Luna shot his wife and
#8 Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase
Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase (originally in French Femme nue montant l'escalier ) is a drawing done with pencil and charcoal on card made by Joan Miró in 1937. It is part of the permanent collection of the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona. [1] Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase French: Femme nue mo
The Rubens family is a Flemish noble family that lived in Antwerp . Flemish noble family House of Rubens noble family Country Spanish Netherlands Founded Peter Paul Rubens Titles Lords of Vremdyck Lords of Rameyen Crest of Gerardus Rubens, Abbot Ocist Helena Fourment and the Count of Brouchoven. Rub
Le Lit ('The Bed') (also known as Dans le lit , 'In Bed') is a painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec from around 1892 which depicts two people sharing a bed. The painting has been held by public collections in France since 1937, and by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris since 1986. Painting by Henri de Toul
#11 Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But...
Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But... (sometimes Oh, Jeff ) is a 1964 oil and magna on canvas painting by Roy Lichtenstein . Like many of Lichtenstein's works its title comes from the speech balloon in the painting. Painting by Roy Lichtenstein Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But... Artist Roy Lichtenste
L’Homme qui marche I ( [lɔm ki maʁʃ œ̃] The Walking Man I or The Striding Man I , lit. The Man who Walks I ) is the name of any one of the cast bronze sculptures that comprise six numbered editions plus four artist proofs created by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti in 1961. [1] [2] On 3 February
#13 List of most expensive paintings
This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings . The current record price is approximately US$ 450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci 's Salvator Mundi in November 2017. [1] [2] Salvator Mundi by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci ( c. 1500) is the most ex
#14 Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino
Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino is a landscape by British artist Joseph Mallord William Turner completed in 1839. It is Turner's final painting of Rome and had been in the possession of the family of the 5th Earl of Rosebery since 1878, until the painting came to auction, 7 July 2010. It was bought by t
Guernica ( Spanish: [ɡeɾˈnika] ; Basque: [ɡernika] ) is a large 1937 oil painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso . [1] [2] It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history. [3] Guernica is exhibited in the Museo Reina S
Jeune Fille Endormie (created in 1935) is an oil on canvas painting by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso (died in 1973). It was sold at Christie's auction house in London in 2011 for nearly £13.5 million after being donated to the University of Sydney by an anonymous American donor. Painting by Pablo
#17 Equestrian statue of Frederick V
An equestrian statue of King Frederick V of Denmark stands in the center of Amalienborg Square, Copenhagen , framed by the four symmetrical wings of the Amalienborg palace. [2] The statue portrays the king in classic attire, crowned with laurels and with his hand outstretched, holding a baton. [3] C
#18 Liberty Leading the People
Liberty Leading the People ( French : La Liberté guidant le peuple [la libɛʁte ɡidɑ̃ lə pœpl] ) is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X . A woman of the people with a Phrygian cap personifying the concept of Liberty leads a varied gro
#19 List of paintings by Nicolas Poussin
This page is a list of paintings by Nicolas Poussin ( Andelys , 15 June 1594 – Rome, 19 November 1665). The attributions vary notably from one art historian to another. Jacques Thuillier , one of the most restrictive, produced a list in 1994 that gave 224 uncontested autograph works and 33 works wit
The Chocolate Girl ( French : La Belle Chocolatière , German : Das Schokoladenmädchen ) is one of the most prominent pastels of Genevan artist Jean-Étienne Liotard , showing a chocolate-serving maid. The girl carries a tray with a porcelain chocolate cup and a glass of water. Liotard's contemporarie
Tricia Collins is an American art critic , art gallerist and curator of contemporary art. She was half of the curatorial team Collins & Milazzo , with Richard Milazzo , who together co-published and co-edited Effects : Magazine for New Art Theory from 1982 to 1984. [1] She later ran the art galler
Walter Arthur Liedtke, Jr. (August 28, 1945 – February 3, 2015) [1] was an American art historian , writer and Curator of Dutch and Flemish Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art . [2] He was known as one of the world's leading scholars of Dutch and Flemish paintings. [1] He died in the 2015 Me
Marie Gabriel Mourey (23 September 1865 – 10 February 1943) was a French novelist, essayist, poet, playwright, translator and art critic . French novelist, poet, playwright and art critic Gabriel Mourey Photo portrait in 1900 Born Marie Gabriel Mourey 23 September 1865 Marseille Died 10 February 194
William George Constable (born Derby , England , 27 October 1887, died Cambridge, Massachusetts , 3 February 1976, was an art historian and gallery director. He was the father of Medieval Historian Giles Constable . William George Constable (left) was Curator of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for ma
#5 Vasile Pogor
Vasile V. Pogor ( Francized Basile Pogor ; August 20, 1833 – March 20, 1906) was a Moldavian , later Romanian poet, philosopher, translator and liberal conservative politician, one of the founders of Junimea literary society. Raised in the aristocratic circle of Iași , and educated in the French Emp
#6 AA Bronson
AA Bronson OC RCA LL. D. (born Michael Tims in Vancouver in 1946) [1] is an artist . He was a founding member of the artists' group General Idea , was president and director of Printed Matter, Inc ., and started the NY Art Book Fair and the LA Art Book Fair. Canadian artist (born 1946) AA Bronson Bo
Benno Griebert (1909 - 2000) was a German art historian and art dealer, and an early member of the Nazi party. [1] German art historian and art dealer
Diana Widmaier Picasso (born March 12, 1974) is a French art historian specialized in modern art, living in Paris. French art historian Diana Widmaier Picasso Born ( 1974-03-12 ) March 12, 1974 (age 48) Marseille , France Other names Diana Widmaier–Picasso Occupation art historian , art curator
Julius Meier-Graefe (10 June 1867 – 5 June 1935) was a German art critic and novelist . [1] German art critic and novelist Meier-Graefe, Julius Julius Meier-Graefe in a portrait by Lovis Corinth Born Julius Meier, 10 June 1867 Resicabánya [ hu ] ( Resicza, Reschicza , German : Reschitz [ de ] ,
#10 Peter Arrell Browne Widener II
Peter Arrell Browne Widener II (June 25, 1895 – April 20, 1948) was a prominent American racehorse owner and breeder . He inherited a fortune from his father, Joseph E. Widener , a founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (and younger son of the extremely wealthy busine
#11 Peter Turner (writer and photographer)
Peter Turner (1947–2005) was a photographer, curator, and writer. He was the longest-serving editor of Creative Camera .
#12 Irving Lavin
Irving Lavin (14 December 1927 – 3 February 2019 [1] ) was an art historian of Late Antique, Medieval, Renaissance , Baroque , and Modern painting, sculpture, and architecture. His wide-ranging contributions centered primarily on the correlation between form and meaning in the visual arts. American
#13 Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II . His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-pag
#14 Maurice Raynal
Maurice Raynal (3 February 1884, Paris – 18 September 1954, Suresnes) was a French art critic and an ardent propagandist of cubism . Art critic Portrait of Maurice Raynal (1911), by Juan Gris .
#15 Vasant Sarwate
Vasant Sarwate ( Devanagari : वसंत सरवटे 3 February 1927 – 24 December 2016) was an Indian cartoonist and writer who was published primarily in Marathi publications during his lifetime. Indian cartoonist (1927– 2016) Vasant Sarwate Born ( 1927-02-03 ) 3 February 1927 Kolhapur , Maharashtra , India D
Alexander Pechtold (born 16 December 1965) is a retired Dutch politician and art historian. He is a member of Democrats 66 . Dutch politician Alexander Pechtold Pechtold in 2013 Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives In office 30 November 2006 – 10 October 2018 Preceded by Lousewies
#17 Anna Franchi
Anna Franchi (Livorno, 15 January 1867 - Milan, 4 December 1954) was an Italian novelist, translator, playwright and journalist. Italian novelist, translator, playwright and journalist Anna Franchi Born 15 January 1867 Livorno , Italy Died 4 December 1954 Milan , Italy Occupation Writer, Translator,
#18 Eric Ian Spoutz
Eric Ian Spoutz (born August 3, 1983) is an American art dealer , [1] [2] historian [3] and museum curator . [1] [2] Spoutz has owned art galleries in Detroit, Michigan , [1] [2] Cape Coral, Florida , [4] Palm Beach, Florida , and Los Angeles, California . [5] American art dealer Eric Ian Hornak-Spo
#19 Theodore Sizer (art historian)
Theodore Sizer (March 19, 1892 – June 21, 1967) was an American professor of the history of art at Yale University and a director of the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut . He was named the first Pursuivant of Arms for Yale University in 1963. [1] [2] American art historian Theod
#20 H. W. Janson
Horst Woldemar Janson (October 4, 1913 – September 30, 1982), was a Russian Empire-born German-American professor of art history best known for his History of Art , which was first published in 1962 and has since sold more than four million copies in fifteen languages. American art historian H. W. J
L'Homme au doigt ( [lɔm o dwa] , "The Man with the Finger"; also called Pointing Man or Man Pointing ) is a 1947 bronze sculpture by Alberto Giacometti , that became the most expensive sculpture ever when it sold for US$141.3 million on 11 May 2015. [1] Sculpture by Alberto Giacometti L'Homme au doi
A bust of Hadrian ( r. 117 – 138 AD ), the second-century Roman emperor who rebuilt the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma , was formerly displayed in Pope Sixtus V 's Villa Montalto and is now displayed at the British Museum in London. [1] The bust is one of the Townley Mar
#3 Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Memorial
The Law Enforcement Officers Memorial of Allegheny County is a monument to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 's law enforcement community in honor of fallen officers of both the Pittsburgh Police and suburban departments. The original was dedicated in September 1996 near the Carnegie Science Center but
Padrão dos Descobrimentos ( Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈdɾɐ̃w̃ duʃ dɨʃkubɾiˈmẽtuʃ] ; lit. Monument of the Discoveries ) is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus river estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém , Lisbon . Located along the river where ships departed to explore an
#5 Monument to the Independence of Uzbekistan
The Monument to the Independence of Uzbekistan is a Tashkent monument made in honor of the independence of Uzbekistan . At the top of the monument is a metal sphere ornamented with an ornamental pattern, on which a map of Uzbekistan is depicted. Wreath-laying ceremonies are regularly held at the ped
The Statue of Lenin in Kharkiv was a sculpture monument to Vladimir Lenin , located in the Freedom Square , Kharkiv , Ukraine , that was toppled and demolished in 2014. It was the largest monument to Lenin in Ukraine, designed by Alexander Sidorenko after entering an open competition to design the m
Charlotte Canda (February 3, 1828 – February 3, 1845), sometimes referred to simply as " Miss Canda ", [3] [4] was a young debutante who died in a horse carriage accident on the way home from her seventeenth birthday party in New York City . She is memorialized by a Victorian mausoleum in Green-Wood
#8 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington)
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a historic monument dedicated to deceased U.S. service members whose remains have not been identified. It is located in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia , United States. The World War I "Unknown" is a recipient of the Medal of Honor , the Victoria Cross , an
#9 Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
Memorial Amphitheater is an outdoor amphitheater , exhibit hall, and nonsectarian chapel located in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia , in the United States. Designed in 1913 as a replacement for the older, wooden amphitheater near Arlington House , ground was broken for its
The statue of Edward Colston is a bronze statue of Bristol -born merchant and trans-Atlantic slave trader , Edward Colston (1636–1721). It was created in 1895 by the Irish sculptor John Cassidy and was formerly erected on a plinth of Portland stone in a public park known as "The Centre" , until it w