Prepare to be perplexed by the "spomenik," dozens of Brutalist/alien WWII monuments built from the '60s to the '80s all over Yugoslavia.
https://espionart.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/spomenik1.jpg?w=800
Check out the Spomenik Database for tons of pix.
― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 03:59 (eight years ago)
Those look like fragments left behind by the Elder Gods.
Also, did anyone else on here get a little bit of a Dr. Doom vibe from the Dignity statue?
― Moodles, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 05:51 (eight years ago)
top right is like the evil stained glass sculptures in The Last Guardian
― André Ryu (Neil S), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 06:45 (eight years ago)
43 president head statues.
https://advent✧✧✧.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Presidents-Heads-Photo-credit-Laurie-Colli✧✧✧@dccitygirl-1180x✧✧✧.j✧✧
Story here: https://adventure.com/abandoned-presidents-heads/?utm_content=president+heads&utm_medium&utm_source=facebook
― nickn, Thursday, 3 August 2017 06:38 (eight years ago)
Oh well, pics at the link.
― nickn, Thursday, 3 August 2017 06:40 (eight years ago)
have we had this one yet?
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/08/a-gigantic-buddha-sculptures-emerges-from-the-top-of-a-hill-in-japan/
― koogs, Thursday, 3 August 2017 14:06 (eight years ago)
that is beautiful
― mh, Thursday, 3 August 2017 14:08 (eight years ago)
the buddha silo
― ogmor, Thursday, 3 August 2017 14:08 (eight years ago)
whoa that's amazing!
― new noise, Thursday, 3 August 2017 14:36 (eight years ago)
or you can go to his studio in Houston xp
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/david-adickes-sculpture-gallery
― ein Sexmonster (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 3 August 2017 14:48 (eight years ago)
The replies to this tweet are well worth checking out for awesome statue action, even though plenty of them are neither terrifying nor gigantic:
What are your favorite public statues?— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) August 17, 2017
― Moodles, Thursday, 17 August 2017 17:24 (eight years ago)
http://www.colombia.travel/en/where-to-go/caribbean/barranquilla/activities/shakira-monument
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/3169096.jpg
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Monday, 25 September 2017 14:27 (eight years ago)
Lucky that her statue is small and humble
― The Fortnightly Intruder (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 28 September 2017 23:31 (eight years ago)
A 17-Story Dragon Climbs Thailand’s Pink 80-Meter Buddhist Temple
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/12/17-story-dragon-temple/
― koogs, Tuesday, 19 December 2017 21:29 (eight years ago)
we have a winnerholy shit that is awesome
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 December 2017 02:35 (eight years ago)
Not unless it has a water slide inside the entire length of the body
― Evan, Wednesday, 20 December 2017 04:38 (eight years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYVCz9k_sLY
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 29 December 2017 16:34 (eight years ago)
Terrifying.
― pplains, Friday, 29 December 2017 17:46 (eight years ago)
don't step on DEL noooooooooo
― Karl Malone, Friday, 29 December 2017 17:51 (eight years ago)
three horseman of the ctrl alt delocalypse
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 29 December 2017 18:32 (eight years ago)
Cats!
https://dangerousminds.net/content/uploads/images/made/content/uploads/images/Ships-Cat-by-Kenji-Yanobe-6_465_349_int.jpg
from:https://dangerousminds.net/comments/humongous_statues_of_cats_wearing_helmets
― nickn, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 18:25 (eight years ago)
http://www.therwandan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/The-huge-statue-of-President-Jacob-Zuma-unveiled-in-Owerri..jpg
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 13 February 2018 12:23 (eight years ago)
Odessa, Ukraine
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/28575640_947367342085238_4933037017836392472_n.jpg?oh=b7ccf93dcc2c8fd8da6cc7ef190bec1f&oe=5B09A981
― nickn, Monday, 5 March 2018 19:54 (eight years ago)
far too cute to scare
― ogmor, Monday, 5 March 2018 20:13 (eight years ago)
https://i.imgur.com/DyeCs1v.jpg
― pplains, Saturday, 17 March 2018 18:03 (eight years ago)
https://i.imgur.com/jf5GCu9.jpg
i came across this while listening to ligeti's requiem and i nearly fell off my couch. luckily i was pretty deeply entrenched in the couch so i was able to stay on top of it.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 30 March 2018 18:00 (eight years ago)
Don't think this one's been posted yet. Kerala, India.
https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30124900_10155172525292032_8900071529027682688_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=b6d32318e351fa516f8c43743dd4a0e2&oe=5B6A4A83
― nickn, Friday, 6 April 2018 23:14 (eight years ago)
Having acute "wowwww" reactions to both of those
― my dreams in the hell-pits (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 7 April 2018 23:31 (eight years ago)
yeah holy cats @ both of these
it's interesting that the bird is on its back
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 8 April 2018 03:33 (eight years ago)
coming out of self imposed exile for this one: Giant Javan Chicken Church
beforehttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3156330/Incredible-images-mysterious-abandoned-Chicken-Church-built-Indonesian-jungle-man-vision-God.html
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/10/15/2A69981C00000578-0-image-a-25_1436537756185.jpghttp://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/13/08/2A7C1A8F00000578-3156330-Comfortable_One_traveler_described_how_there_are_as_many_as_15_r-a-35_1436773189110.jpg
afterhttp://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-built-the-chicken-church-indonesia
http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/55039/image.jpghttp://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/55096/image.jpghttp://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/54959/image.jpg
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 3 May 2018 14:56 (eight years ago)
superb, wld also be a good place to set up a colony of noise dudes
― ogmor, Thursday, 3 May 2018 15:04 (eight years ago)
http://cnet2.cbsistatic.com/img/esy2FJROGrsvRbBASYvyTpm99dQ=/2018/07/18/c9ab7216-c28c-4087-b4ca-253064f490e0/3.jpg
https://www.cnet.com/news/giant-jeff-goldblum-statue-erected-for-jurassic-park-anniversary/
― Closed Beta (NotEnough), Wednesday, 18 July 2018 12:29 (seven years ago)
https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2018/08/cau-vang-bridge-ta-andscape-architecture_dezeen_2364_hero2-852x479.jpg
Two giant hands hold up Golden Bridge in Vietnam
― visiting, Friday, 10 August 2018 05:17 (seven years ago)
speaking of Vietnam, how dope is THIS
abandonedandurbex:Abandoned waterpark Ho Thuy Tien in Vietnam (x-post evilbuildings) [3024 x 4032] https://t.co/3AWIavemq1 pic.twitter.com/6oPzJHPpdh— Wᴀʀʀᴇɴ Eʟʟɪs (@warrenellis) August 9, 2018
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 10 August 2018 05:24 (seven years ago)
Whoaaa
― Paul Reverse and the rediaRs (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 13:25 (seven years ago)
I've posted a pic of the Lord Murugan statue in Malaysia before - reposting again because the 272-steps behind it just got a new rainbow-themed paint job, likely aimed at attracting the instagram crowd.
https://www.buro247.my/thumb/625x1250_0/xbatu_caves_colourful_new_look_ca.jpg.pagespeed.ic.GLs1-5ZNfK.jpg
looks real pretty, though too bad they didn't seek permission before repainting.
― Roz, Monday, 3 September 2018 09:30 (seven years ago)
great thread! here's a few from japan. first this mellow as fuck dude in Nanzo-in.
https://preview.ibb.co/d7fahz/nanzo_in.jpg
and then this moody rainy day shot in Nagasaki looks suitably freaky
https://preview.ibb.co/kQwsUe/nagasaki.jpg
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Monday, 3 September 2018 13:07 (seven years ago)
here's that last one from another angle so you can see what she's standing on
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/235926075_f03074d669.jpg
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Monday, 3 September 2018 13:09 (seven years ago)
love the chillaxin giant
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 3 September 2018 13:13 (seven years ago)
xp is it Kannon then?
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 3 September 2018 13:25 (seven years ago)
the babies with outstretched hands really send that one over the top
― ogmor, Monday, 3 September 2018 13:42 (seven years ago)
yep more info at http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.com/2009/08/turtle-shaped-temple-nagasaki-japan.html
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Monday, 3 September 2018 13:58 (seven years ago)
Not a fan of the rainbow road by the Murugan statue, I’m afraid. We visited a couple years ago, during my honeymoon, and at the top of the stairs are the Batu Caves. The monkeys were incredibly mischievous, it was wonderful. The rainbow road is in keeping with the entire place though, I guess. It has the feeling of a once awe inspiring place that has been taken over by tackiness
― Karl Malone, Monday, 3 September 2018 14:41 (seven years ago)
Was it hard to keep from falling off the sides?
― Evan, Monday, 3 September 2018 17:04 (seven years ago)
xpost Tackiness is pretty much what us Malaysians do best lol. Batu Caves is a bit of a tourist trap most of the year, except during the big Hindu festivals when no one is trying to charge you to pet a snake.
― Roz, Tuesday, 4 September 2018 01:37 (seven years ago)
Typhoon Trami toppled a 25-meter, 40-ton Kannon Bodhisattva in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa where the winds were strongest. https://t.co/QmjkfyaOsf pic.twitter.com/wrYRvJ35Cq— Wataru Tenga's English Tweets (@wataruen) October 1, 2018
― Fizzles, Monday, 1 October 2018 06:14 (seven years ago)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/07/22/wat_rong_khun_or_the_white_temple_in_chiang_rai_thailand.html
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/07/22/wat_rong_khun_or_the_white_temple_in_chiang_rai_thailand/5521256578_2d9132ddb4_o.jpghttp://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_JjebY-qEkQ/W7uVdqrzlbI/AAAAAAAAGMQ/KbB40KaRXvoLqT7y0Mfa5P-2MElnokVgACL0BGAYYCw/h1319/2018-10-08.pnghttp://flavorwire.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/ak8.jpghttp://flavorwire.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/ak6.jpghttp://flavorwire.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/ak4.jpg
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 8 October 2018 17:39 (seven years ago)
whoa
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 8 October 2018 18:01 (seven years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqkQU5w_s5Y
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 8 October 2018 20:49 (seven years ago)
it’s like a Second Life installation but it’s 100% real
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 9 October 2018 01:35 (seven years ago)