Pavement Geology(@pavementgeology) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What better stone to create a sculpture of a Saimaa ringed seal than wiborgite rapakivi granite? This was made by Maini Pääläinen of Hästholmen Granite and is in Lappeenranta, East Finland

What better stone to create a sculpture of a Saimaa ringed seal than wiborgite rapakivi granite? This was made by Maini Pääläinen of Hästholmen Granite and is in Lappeenranta, East Finland #WiborgiteWednesday #UrbanGeology #publicsculpture
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Gerald Martin(@GeraldM64883070) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fingerpost, north side of Battersea Bridge, Cheyne Walk. Also the statue of the American painter James Mcneill Whistler (1834-1903). The site is actually known as Whistler's Reach.

Fingerpost, north side of Battersea Bridge, Cheyne Walk. Also the statue of the American painter James Mcneill Whistler (1834-1903). The site is actually known as Whistler's Reach. #fingerpostfriday #thamespath #batterseabridge #streetsoflondon #lifeinlondon #publicsculpture
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Dr Sophie Hay(@pompei79) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Roman seen through contemporary eyes.

Our only glimpse of the equestrian statues that were on display in the Forum of Pompeii as depicted in a fresco from the Estate of Julia Felix.

Roman #PublicSculpture seen through contemporary eyes.

Our only glimpse of the equestrian statues that were on display in the Forum of Pompeii as depicted in a fresco from the Estate of Julia Felix.
#MuseumsUnlocked
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Rebecca Levitan(@LevintheMed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

my favorite of all time is - not 1 but 6! The 'Speaking Statues of , also known as the 'Congresso degli Arguti' (Congress of Wits) bc since 1501, these statues have been used as places to post anonymous commentary against the powers that be!

my favorite #PublicSculpture of all time is - not 1 but 6! The 'Speaking Statues of #Rome, also known as the 'Congresso degli Arguti' (Congress of Wits) bc since 1501, these statues have been used as places to post anonymous commentary against the powers that be!
#MuseumsUnlocked
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Henriette Baron(@mephitis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Another wonderful for : The fountain 'Das Ehekarussell' by Jürgen Weber in which shows a variety of different scenes that symbolize stages of . de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehekaruss…

Another wonderful #PublicSculpture for #MuseumsUnlocked: The fountain 'Das Ehekarussell' by Jürgen Weber in #Nürnberg which shows a variety of different scenes that symbolize stages of #MaritalLife.  de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehekaruss…
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Carolyn(@CarolynPPerry) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Greek sanctuaries were full of . This bronze of the Great is a small copy of a figure from a group (now lost) by Lysippus at Delphi commissioned by the general Craterus in thanks to Apollo for saving Alexander's life during a lion hunt

Greek sanctuaries were full of #publicsculpture. This bronze of #Alexander the Great is a small copy of a figure from a group (now lost) by Lysippus at Delphi commissioned by the general Craterus in thanks to Apollo for saving Alexander's life during a lion hunt #MuseumsUnlocked
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