Statues of favourite, famous people as well as religious figures and heroes and heroines of mythology are all around. Let's start with where I am now, writing this in London, England.
London, England
You can sit next to comedian Spike Milligan in a pleasant park in Finchley, NW London, or pose beside author Oscar Wilde right in the city centre near Trafalgar Square.
For inspiration see the bust of Einstein in the sculpture section of the Victoria & Albert Museum. On a fine day, see the outdoor statues. On a dull day see Sherlock Holmes outside Baker Street station and the waxworks in Madame Tussaud's.
Statues In London
Nelson's column is a landmark in Trafalgar Square. You need to set your camera to multiply times three to get more detail.
The world has many statues of Queen Victoria, royals, world famous figures, and local heroes.
In London we have statues of Oscar Wilde in the centre, and Amy Winehouse in Camden. I have a book just on statues of London.
Sigmund Freud sits in Hampstead near the Freud Museum, London, England.
A temporary Freddy Mercury memorial picture is on the Spanish steps at Wembley, London, England, in the autumn of 2026.
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Shakespeare's bust is outside the free Guildhall Art Gallery in Guildhall Yard in London.
Engineer Brunel sits on Paddington station. the other side of the station is a small statue of Paddington Bear.
A statue of Abraham Lincoln is in Parliament Square, London, England.
You can also see a bust of Mandela in London, outside the Festival Hall on the South Bank (of the river Thames).
The Three Graces by Canova in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK
National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh (jointly owned, moving between these two museums), UK
Statues in England
A statue of Queen Elizabeth II with her corgi dogs is in Rutland, England.
Another is in Newcastle-under-Lyme in Queens Gardens, England.
Another is on York Minster, in York, England.
Manchester England, has a statue of Abraham Lincoln on Lincoln Square. Recalling the support Manchester gave Lincoln in the American Civil war.
The Beatles statue is in Liverpool.
And politician Margaret Thatcher's statue is in Grantham Lincolnshire, by the Grantham Museum, England.
The statue of playwright J B Priestley, who wrote An Inspector Calls, is on Princes Street outside the Museum of Science & Media in Bradford, England, UK. He was born in Bradford.
Scotland Statues
Statues of Robbie Burns who wrote Auld Lang Syne, sung by people all over the world on New Year's eve, are in Ayr, Edinburgh, Glasgow.
Wales Statues
A statue of Gandhi is in Cardiff, Wales, UK.
A statue of seated Dylan Thomas, poet who wrote Under Milk Wood and poem Do not go gentle into that goodnight, is by the Dylan Thomas theatre in Swansea, Wales, UK.
David Lloyd George, statue standing by Caernarfon Castle, Wales. Prime Minister, credited with introducing the National Health Service.
Statue of Aneurin Bevan in Cardiff, Wales, jointly credited with founding the National Health Service.
Australia's Statues
Questacon (Canberra, Australia): A prominent Albert Einstein statue marks the entrance to Australia's National Science and Technology Centre.
Statues In Canada
A statue of Queen Elizabeth II is in Toronto, Canada.
A statue of Queen Victoria is on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Statues of several Canadian Prime Ministers are on Parliament Path.
Some statues may have been moved or removed. Check before taking a trip to see them.
Denmark Statues
The Little Mermaid, immortalised by Hans Christian Andersen.
A statue of the author Hans Christian Andersen is in Roseborg Gardens in Copenhagen.
Statues in France
The statue of the thinker is in the Rodin Gallery in Paris, France.
Dreyfus statue, Paris, France.
Burghers of Calais, group statues, in Calais France, by sculptor Rodin.
Statues In Greenland
Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson, explorers.
Australian Statues
Captain Cook statues are in Sydney and Melbourne.
Belarus
Statue of Marc Chagall, famous for his paintings, stained glass windows and sculptures. A statue of him is in
Bosnia Statues
Bruce Lee (Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina): A notable bronze statue of Bruce Lee stands in Zrinjevac Park, erected as a universal symbol of youth, solidarity, and pop culture neutrality across ethnic divides. [1]
Canada - Statues
See a statue of jazz pianist Oscar Peterson seated at his piano in Ottawa, Canada.
A-maze-ing Laughter statue is a popular photo spot in Vancouver.
China - Hong Kong
Bruce Lee Hong Kong: A famous life-sized statue honouring the martial artist stands in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong,
Czech Republic statues
See the statue of author Kafka in Prague. There are several statues associated with Kafka.
Germany's statues
Walhalla Temple (Donaustauf, Germany): A bust sculpted by Ulrich Uhlig is displayed inside this hall of fame honoring distinguished Germans.
Israel
A replica of the Washington DC monument to Einstein is in the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem, Israel.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel): A bronze sculpture of Einstein created by Georgy Frangulyan stands at the Edmond J. Safra Campus, honoring Einstein's role as one of the founders of the university.
Italy & The Vatican Statues
Outdoor statue of biblical David in Florence, Italy.
The Muses from Classical Antiquity (Roman) in The Vatican Museums, Rome, Italy.
Lithuanian Statues & Busts
The Three Muses statue, Vilnius, Lithuana. Situated above the main entrance to the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre on Gediminias Avenue.
Monument to John Lennon.
Monument to Frank Zappa.
Monument to Leonard Cohen.
Monument to the Vilna Gaon. (Child prodigy and later leader of Jewish community thinkers, who had memorised the entire bible at the age of 9.)
Mexico's Statues
Monument to Christopher Columbus in Mexico City.
Parque México (Mexico City, Mexico): A bronze bust of Einstein sculpted by Tosia Malamud stands in the Condesa neighborhood.
New Zealand Statues
A statue of Queen Victoria is in Auckland, on the North Island of New Zealand.
A statue of Captain James Cook is in Christchurch on the south island of New Zealand. I nearly got run over by a tram, as I was trying to photograph the statue, backing across the road to get it all in.
A statue of Burt Monroe, world motorcycle speed record holder, is shown on his motorbike in Invercargill, the southernmost city on the South Island of New Zealand.
Norway's Statues
Henrik Ibsen, playwright, has a statue in Oslo, outside the theatre.
Statues In Poland
A giant statue of composer Chopin in Warsaw is a landmark which you pass, or stop at, in guided tours of the city.
A statue of pianist Arthur Rubinstein at his piano,
Portugal
Monument to the Discoveries, has Prince Henry the navigator and a series of statues of other famous explorers including Vasco da Gama.
Christ the King.
Russia's Statues
Statue of Lenin in St Petersburg, Russia.
The Three Graces by Canova, neoclassical sculptor (1757-1822) in The Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia,
Singapore Statues
Singapore has a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles.
Many more outdoors statues include a bird, a horse.
I love the children jumping into the water.
The giant statue of the mythical Merlion spouts water.
A plaque honours writer Joseph Conrad.
In Madame Tussauds on Sentosa Island you can see Lee Kuan Yew.
South African Statues
Statues of Mandela are everywhere, for example, in Cape Town,
Nelson Mandela in Pretoria,
Nelson Mandela in Durban.
Nelson Mandela, in Nelson Mandela Square, Johannesburg
and more.
Statues in Spain
A statue of seated Maimonides is in Maimonides Square in Cordoba, Spain.
The Three Muses are in The Prado, Madrid, Spain.
Statue of Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, in Madrid, Spain.
Statue of painter Velazquez in Madrid, Spain.
Monument to Columbus, Salamanca.
Monument to human towers, Tarragona, Spain.
Sweden's Statues
Switzerland's Statues
Freddie Mercury (Montreux, Switzerland): A famous 3-meter bronze sculpture by sculptor Irena Sedlecká stands overlooking Lake Geneva. It depicts Mercury in his iconic 1986 Wembley Stadium live pose.
USA Statues
Visitors to New York are greeted by the giant Statue of Liberty.
A statue of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point, was placed in Times Square, New York, on September 10th 2026, the first anniversary of his death.
A statue of Scottish poet Robbie Burns is in New York, USA.
Another popular place, memorable and recognizable is the Lincoln Memorial, a giant statue of Abraham Lincoln seated outdoors in Washington DC in the USA.
Albert Einstein Memorial (Washington, D.C., USA): Created by sculptor Robert Berks and located at the National Academy of Sciences, this massive, 12-foot bronze statue depicts Einstein seated on a three-step granite bench with a paper displaying his equations (
University of South Alabama (Mobile, Alabama, USA): Features the "Einstein Bench," a bronze sculpture depicting Einstein sitting on an outdoor campus bench.
Mount Rushmore in South Dakota is well known. A more recent mountain carving is Crazy Horse.
In the USA another statue of Einstein which you can sit next to is in Los Angeles at the Griffith Observatory.
Bruce Lee in Los Angeles: Famous life-sized statue honouring the martial artist is along the Avenue of Stars.
More Statues Worldwide
Useful Websites About Famous People and Statues
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Hall_of_Fame
https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2017/05/wheres-statue.html
https://www.stephenshouseandgardens.com/visit/spike-milligan-statue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Statues_in_Spain
https://www.un.org/ungifts/pianist (About Arthur Rubinstein)
https://www.mayflowercruisesandtours.com/iceland-greenland-erik-and-leif/
See Tripadvisor for top ten monuments or sites in each country, and Wikipedia for statues in each country.
America has many statues, as well as carvings of presidents, not only Mount Rushmore.
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