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Valentina Grizodubova

Statue of Soviet pilot Valentina Grizodubova in Moscow. Source.

The Lion of Belfort

Belfort is the corner of Alsace that France managed to hang on to after the Franco-Prussian War. To compensate themselves for losing the rest they built the enormous Lion of Belfort, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi, who also did the Statue of Liberty. There are copies of it in Paris and Montreal. The Lion of Belfort is a two-hour drive from the Löwendenkmal in Lucerne. Source.

Turk Broda

This is one of the bas reliefs that Elizabeth Wyn Wood installed around the Ryerson University campus in the early 1960s. Source.

Lethbridge Nurse

This statue of a nurse at the Galt Museum in Lethbridge makes nice use of bronze, brass, and snow. Source.

Saint Theodore and the Dragon

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No Dirt on Samuel Tilley

Samuel Tilley was a pharmacist, Premier of New Brunswick, a Father of Confederation, federal Minister of Finance in the Macdonald government, and reputedly the one who came up with the name Dominion of Canada. His statue in Saint John got a much-needed refurbishment in 2017. Source.

Lion of Judah, Addis Ababa

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Bring Me the Head of John A. Macdonald

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Gaspar Corte Real

Corte Real sailed to Newfoundland in 1501 in search of wealth, which he found in the form of humans, whom he kidnapped to sell as slaves. His statue, near the Newfoundland legislature, might not be around for long. Source.

Mafalda

A statue in Buenos Aires of popular Argentinian comic strip character Mafalda. Source.