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Swimmingly good
- This swimming sculpture appeared on the banks of the River Thames back in 2007.
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Submerged in sand
- ‘Another Place’ is an art installation on Liverpool’s Crosby Beach, with several statues submerged in the sand.
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Egyptian gods
- An Egyptian statue was erected by the London Eye in 2007. It was there to promote the ‘'Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs' exhibition at the O2 Centre.
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Headshot
- This bizarre sculpture popped up at London’s Victoria station in 2007.
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Eight-legged freak
- This mechanical spider appeared on Liverpool’s Concourse tower in 2008. The spider was eventually lowered down and roamed through the city’s streets.
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'Future Dust'
- Last year, ‘Future Dust’ was installed as part of the Totally Thames festival.
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A tribute to the fallen
- 19,240 figurines were laid down on Bristol’s College Green in 2016. The figurines represented each one of the British soldiers who died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme,
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Fiery floater
- As part of Tate Modern’s ‘Fire Garden’ event, a fiery-looking floater was set up in the River Thames.
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Flight of the origami doves
- Michael Pendry was behind this elaborate installation. 2,500 origami doves were set up at Salisbury Cathedral.
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What's the time? - This elaborate installation made telling the time a little more difficult. Conrad Shawcross was behind the artwork, titled ‘The Interpretation of Movement’.
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Shopping haul
- Harrods celebrated their 2016 summer sale with a gigantic 3D bag sculpture.
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Flamingos at Soho Square
- Flamingos flocked to Soho Square in 2016, as part a J.Crew campaign.
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Dismaland
- Perhaps the most complex on the list, Dismaland was an exhibition set up by Banksy in 2015. It was a parody of Disneyland, with cynical activities and dark political humour.
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'Hoop-La'
- Here’s ‘Hoop-La’ by Alice Acock, admired by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.
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Don't jump!
- Bodies lined the walls of London buildings for this installation titled ‘Event Horizon’.
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Pigs in the streets
- 100 model pigs took the streets of Bath back in 2008. The installation was thought up by artist Al Greenall.
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Moon in a room
- Luke Jerram installed this huge moon statue in Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral earlier this year.
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A rock's reflection
- Rocks get reflective for this sculpture, which was seen at the Serpentine Gallery earlier this year.
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'Mary's Shell'
- The sun sets behind ‘Mary’s Shell’, a sculpture on Cleveleys Beach in Blackpool
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Foreign import
- This complex installation showed up at Somerset House in September 2016.
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Walk the plank
- This pirate ship showed up on the coast of Brighton in 2013.
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She sells sea shells...
- Marc Quinn set up a series of sculptures at Somerset House in 2015.
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Ghost ships
- Two abandoned fishing boats were set up in Bristol’s Leigh Woods in 2015.
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A swarm of sculptures
- Check out ‘The Dappled Light of the Sun’, a steel installation that surrounded a sculpture of Sir Joshua Reynold in London.
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There's a leak...
- This bizarre statue was set up at the Barbican Centre in London.
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Swarming the rock
- Bill Woodrow is behind this eye-catching sculpture titled ‘Rockswarm’.
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Funny faces
- This statue, ‘Couple on Seat’, will make you take a second look.
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'Silk Weaver'
- Lori Park looks proud next to her work, ‘Silk Weaver’, set up at Chatsworth House.
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Cow in a pipe
- This mysterious sculpture is titled ‘Her Suburban Dream’, yet we’re not quite sure why.
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Whale of a time
- A beached whale installation hit the banks of the River Thames in 2013. It was there to raise awareness for London’s whaling history.
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Swimmingly good
- This swimming sculpture appeared on the banks of the River Thames back in 2007.
© Getty Images
1 / 31 Fotos
Submerged in sand
- ‘Another Place’ is an art installation on Liverpool’s Crosby Beach, with several statues submerged in the sand.
© Getty Images
2 / 31 Fotos
Egyptian gods
- An Egyptian statue was erected by the London Eye in 2007. It was there to promote the ‘'Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs' exhibition at the O2 Centre.
© Getty Images
3 / 31 Fotos
Headshot
- This bizarre sculpture popped up at London’s Victoria station in 2007.
© Getty Images
4 / 31 Fotos
Eight-legged freak
- This mechanical spider appeared on Liverpool’s Concourse tower in 2008. The spider was eventually lowered down and roamed through the city’s streets.
© Getty Images
5 / 31 Fotos
'Future Dust'
- Last year, ‘Future Dust’ was installed as part of the Totally Thames festival.
© Getty Images
6 / 31 Fotos
A tribute to the fallen
- 19,240 figurines were laid down on Bristol’s College Green in 2016. The figurines represented each one of the British soldiers who died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme,
© Getty Images
7 / 31 Fotos
Fiery floater
- As part of Tate Modern’s ‘Fire Garden’ event, a fiery-looking floater was set up in the River Thames.
© Getty Images
8 / 31 Fotos
Flight of the origami doves
- Michael Pendry was behind this elaborate installation. 2,500 origami doves were set up at Salisbury Cathedral.
© Getty Images
9 / 31 Fotos
What's the time? - This elaborate installation made telling the time a little more difficult. Conrad Shawcross was behind the artwork, titled ‘The Interpretation of Movement’.
© Getty Images
10 / 31 Fotos
Shopping haul
- Harrods celebrated their 2016 summer sale with a gigantic 3D bag sculpture.
© Getty Images
11 / 31 Fotos
Flamingos at Soho Square
- Flamingos flocked to Soho Square in 2016, as part a J.Crew campaign.
© Getty Images
12 / 31 Fotos
Dismaland
- Perhaps the most complex on the list, Dismaland was an exhibition set up by Banksy in 2015. It was a parody of Disneyland, with cynical activities and dark political humour.
© Getty Images
13 / 31 Fotos
'Hoop-La'
- Here’s ‘Hoop-La’ by Alice Acock, admired by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.
© Getty Images
14 / 31 Fotos
Don't jump!
- Bodies lined the walls of London buildings for this installation titled ‘Event Horizon’.
© Getty Images
15 / 31 Fotos
Pigs in the streets
- 100 model pigs took the streets of Bath back in 2008. The installation was thought up by artist Al Greenall.
© Getty Images
16 / 31 Fotos
Moon in a room
- Luke Jerram installed this huge moon statue in Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral earlier this year.
© Getty Images
17 / 31 Fotos
A rock's reflection
- Rocks get reflective for this sculpture, which was seen at the Serpentine Gallery earlier this year.
© Getty Images
18 / 31 Fotos
'Mary's Shell'
- The sun sets behind ‘Mary’s Shell’, a sculpture on Cleveleys Beach in Blackpool
© Getty Images
19 / 31 Fotos
Foreign import
- This complex installation showed up at Somerset House in September 2016.
© Getty Images
20 / 31 Fotos
Walk the plank
- This pirate ship showed up on the coast of Brighton in 2013.
© Getty Images
21 / 31 Fotos
She sells sea shells...
- Marc Quinn set up a series of sculptures at Somerset House in 2015.
© Getty Images
22 / 31 Fotos
Ghost ships
- Two abandoned fishing boats were set up in Bristol’s Leigh Woods in 2015.
© Getty Images
23 / 31 Fotos
A swarm of sculptures
- Check out ‘The Dappled Light of the Sun’, a steel installation that surrounded a sculpture of Sir Joshua Reynold in London.
© Getty Images
24 / 31 Fotos
There's a leak...
- This bizarre statue was set up at the Barbican Centre in London.
© Getty Images
25 / 31 Fotos
Swarming the rock
- Bill Woodrow is behind this eye-catching sculpture titled ‘Rockswarm’.
© Getty Images
26 / 31 Fotos
Funny faces
- This statue, ‘Couple on Seat’, will make you take a second look.
© Getty Images
27 / 31 Fotos
'Silk Weaver'
- Lori Park looks proud next to her work, ‘Silk Weaver’, set up at Chatsworth House.
© Getty Images
28 / 31 Fotos
Cow in a pipe
- This mysterious sculpture is titled ‘Her Suburban Dream’, yet we’re not quite sure why.
© Getty Images
29 / 31 Fotos
Whale of a time
- A beached whale installation hit the banks of the River Thames in 2013. It was there to raise awareness for London’s whaling history.
© Getty Images
30 / 31 Fotos
Weird and wonderful statues in the UK
The statues and sculptures that have our heads turning
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From Stonehenge to Nelson's Column, the UK is filled with famous landmarks. With a statue of Jeff Goldblum popping up in London, take a look at the UK's other eccentric statues and sculptures in this gallery.
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