Saturday, May 13, 2017

Statues To See - Places To Pose For Selfies: with Einstein or Robin Hood, or maybe a guitar?

Problem
What can you see which is free, and isn't shut when it rains or on Monday in winter?
Statues.

Answer
Public statues. Great for the cover of a book, travel diary or start of a slide show.
I've got a little list, as comic opera writer Gilbert would say.

Should you only visit statues of real people? Heroes and heroines from history. learning about history of your own country and other people's. Or is it worthwhile to see statues of biblical characters, heroes from history, myths, angels, devils, monsters, characters from films, guitars and funny animals and advertising signs.

Real and Mythical People:
The Agatha Christie Memorial is a memorial to author and playwright Agatha Christie, located at the intersection of Cranbourn Street and Great Newport Street by St Martin's Cross near Covent Garden, in London, United Kingdom.

UK
Devon
Agatha Christie bust.

Nottingham
Statue of Robin Hood, by the entrance to the castle. Children love to pose next to it for pictures.

POLAND
Bust of Marcel Proust in Celebrity Alley in Kielce, Poland.

PORTUGAL and Portuguese speaking islands
Madeira
Bust of footballer Cristiano at Madeira airport. Shows his famous grin. (See my previous post.)

USA
Washington DC
Einstein, huge seated statue. You can sit beside him. In Washington DC near the Lincoln Memorial.

I thought statues of Queen Victoria would be the most popular. I have seen so many around the world, in the London, England, the USA, Singapore and New Zealand.

However, I was amazed by the number of statues worldwide to Robbie Burns.

American and New Zealand have the most amusing, unexpected statues.

GUITARS MUSIC AND MORE

AUSTRALIA
Big guitar in front of museum building.
biggoldenguitar.com

USA
OHIO
Giant guitar outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio.

TENNESSEE
Giant guitar on sidewalk at Nashville, Tennessee.

Tips
For detail, take photos at sunrise.
For keep shadows, take photos at noon.
For silhouettes against a pale sky take photos at twilight.
For a red glow, take photos at sunset.

Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Robert_Burns_memorials


Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.
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