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  2. Sculpture - Wikipedia

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    The very large or "colossal" statue has had an enduring appeal since antiquity; the largest on record at 182 m (597 ft) is the 2018 Indian Statue of Unity. Another grand form of portrait sculpture is the equestrian statue of a rider on horse, which has become rare in recent decades.

  3. Glossary of sculpting - Wikipedia

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    Hydrocal, like its similar formulas Hydrostone, Ultracal, Duracal and others are all used for casting sculptures and other art objects as well as molds. Considerably harder and stronger than straight plaster of Paris, these products are for indoor use only as they rapidly degrade in the rain.

  4. Statue - Wikipedia

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    A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, ... The Venus of Tan-Tan, a similar object of similar age found in Morocco, ...

  5. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    A pillar boutant is a large chain or jamb of stone, made to support a wall, terrace, or vault. The word is French, and comes from the verb bouter, "to butt" or "abut". [4] Bracket (see also corbel) A weight-bearing member made of wood, stone, or metal that overhangs a wall. Bressummer

  6. List of statues - Wikipedia

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    Statue Park, Szoborpark or Statue Park is a park in Budapest's XXII. district, with a gathering of monumental Soviet-era statues. Liberty Statue, The Szabadság Szobor or Liberty Statue (sometimes Freedom Statue) in Budapest, Hungary, was first erected in 1947 in remembrance of the Soviet liberation of Hungary from Nazi forces during World War II.

  7. Kouros - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Such statues are found across the Greek-speaking world; the preponderance of these were found in sanctuaries of Apollo with more than one hundred from the sanctuary of Apollo Ptoion, Boeotia, alone. [4] These free-standing sculptures were typically marble, but the form is also rendered in limestone, wood, bronze, ivory and terracotta.

  8. Derrick Rose insists he doesn't want a statue based on 'the ...

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    Please, Michael, no statue," Rose told ESPN, looking at the camera to address Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf and president Michael Reinsdorf. "I would love that." Derrick Rose says he wants his ...

  9. Glossary of Shinto - Wikipedia

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    They are generally roof tiles or statues depicting an oni. Prior to the Heian period, similar ornaments with floral and plant designs (hanagawara) preceded the onigawara. Oni hitokuchi – A term similar to kamikakushi and tengukakushi (below), referring-to the mysterious disappearance or death of a person without warning or without a trace.