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I bet you've noticed that almost every city has its own creative sculptures or statues, usually tucked along streets or city squares. Some of them are pretty ordinary, but others... Other famous sculptures can be extremely eye-catching and conversation-provoking.

The oldest known statuette, named Venus of Hohle Fels, dates back to around 33.000 - 38.000 BCE, and since then the sculpture art has changed in many ways. If this form of art was used to depict the surrounding world at first, then quickly it became a way to worship gods and later, as it turned to classical art era, to commemorate famous people. Now, modern sculptures might represent an idea and not an object or a living being at all, take odd shapes, and be made from absolutely any material imaginable.

To save you some trips across the world, Bored Panda has put together a list of the most creative sculptures and famous statues found throughout the globe. Some are old, some are modern art pieces, but they're all super creative and awe-inspiring. Take a look below and don't forget to vote for your favorite works of art - either classical or created by modern sculptors.

Did we miss any? Post your pics in the comment section!

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    Colossus, Florence, Italy

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    marie battisti
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is the god of the mountains, and is named Appennino. He was made in the 1500s by Italian sculptor Giambologna as a symbol of Italy’s rugged Appenine mountains.

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    Inner Children Trapped Inside Adult Bodies By Alexander Milov

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    The Force Of Nature By Lorenzo Quinn

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    Mustangs By Robert Glen, Las Colinas, Texas, Usa

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    Black Ghost, Klaipeda, Lithuania

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    Break Through From Your Mold By Zenos Frudakis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Usa

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    Mihai Eminescu, Onesti, Romania

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    The Rain Man By Jean-michel Folon, Italy

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    omek1982
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    pass by this at least 2 times a day, few times during winter, water did freeze with nice and unique effects each time

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    Diminish And Ascend By David Mccracken, Bondi, Australia

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    Popped Up By Ervin Loránth Hervé, Budapest, Hungary

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    Amanda Panda
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you try to sleep in on a Saturday, but the kids won't let you

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    Viccisitudes By Jason Decaires Taylor, Grenada, Vest Indies

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    Shadow Street Art, Kaunas, Lithuania

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    Sinking Building Outside State Library, Melbourne, Australia

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    Epic 1,320-ton God Of War Statue In China

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    Hippo Sculptures, Taipei, Taiwan

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    Carol Dagg-Lake
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to take my grandchildren to this sculpture. Of course they would love it.

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    The Shoes On The Danube Bank By Can Togay & Gyula Pauer, Budapest, Hungary

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    The Monument Of An Anonymous Passerby, Wroclaw, Poland

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    Katze Okapi
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually that is not the complete version.One can find more of them on the other side of the street. On that side the sculptures are slowly sinking into the ground, while they are coming from the ground in this one. For more pictures: https://gallivance.net/2013/12/05/wroclaws-anonymous-pedestrians-remembering-martial-law/

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    Ocean Atlas: Massive Underwater Statue Of Girl Carrying The Ocean On Her Shoulders

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    Nelson Mandela, South Africa

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    Starflower26
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nelson Mandela Sculpture by Marco Cianfanelli, just outside Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was here on 5 August 1962, that Nelson Mandela was finally captured by police and his "Long Walk to Freedom" began.

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    People Of The River By Chong Fah Cheong, Singapore

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    Sua Kang
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All of these sculpturrs on this list are awesome but I would lose it if I saw them for the first time AT NIGHT

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    Kelpies, Grangemouth, Uk

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    The Knotted Gun, Turtle Bay, New York, Usa

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    Jaume Plensa Sculptures, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

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    Salmon Sculpture, Portland, Oregon, Usa

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    The Rising Tide By Jason Decaires Taylor, London

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    Magic Wire Mesh Sculpture By Pauline Ohrel, France

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    Cattle Drive, Dallas, Texas, Usa

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    Metalmorphosis By David Cherny At The Whitehall Technology Park, Charlotte, Nc

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

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    Dincer Koroglu
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    also very impressive covered with snow. http://mobil.hurriyet.com.tr/eceabatta-heykeller-kar-altinda-27873702

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    Man At Work, Bratislava, Slovakia

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    Griselle Lugo
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a picture next I this guy! Actually, they call him the lazy worker, I think, because he is just not doing what he is supposed to be doing!

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    Iguana Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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    Tiny Dynamine
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a real iguana park in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It's lovely to hang out with them.

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