CAIRO, March 5 — A joint Egyptian-US archaeological mission has uncovered the upper part of a huge statue of King Ramses II during excavations south of the Egyptian city of Minya, Egypt’s tourism and antiquities ministry said yesterday. The limestone block is about 3.8 metres (12.5 feet) high and depicts a seated Ramses wearing a … Read more
BARRANQUILLA (Colombia), Dec 27 — Colombian superstar Shakira’s Caribbean home city of Barranquilla unveiled a 6.5-meter (21.3-foot) hip-swaying statue in her honour on Tuesday. The towering bronze and aluminium creation depicts the singer in a bikini top, bare middle and a long, flowing skirt, her hands clasped over her head and one hip jutting out … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The Grammy statue unwanted by Beatle member John Lennon is expected to fetch US$500,000 (RM2.3 million) when it is put up for auction. The golden gramophone was one of four that was given to Lennon and his band members by the Grammy Trustees Award in 1972 to “individuals who, during … Read more
STOCKHOLM, June 11 — A historical dream team of five master sculptors, including Michelangelo, Rodin and Takamura, have trained artificial intelligence (AI) to design a sculpture dubbed “The Impossible Statue”, now on show in a Swedish museum. “This is a true statue created by five different masters that would never have been able to collaborate … Read more
NEW YORK: Akses untuk ke bahagian mahkota Statue of Liberty kini dibuka semula kepada para pengunjung sejak kawasan itu ditutup pada Mac 2020 akibat pandemik Covid-19. Beberapa bahagian Statue of Liberty kembali dibuka secara berperingkat ketika pandemik, manakala bahagian mahkota pula dilarang selama lebih dua tahun lalu. Lapor CNN, jurucakap pengurusan monumen itu, Jerry Willis … Read more
MIAMI: A statue of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon was toppled early Monday in Puerto Rico's capital San Juan, just hours before a visit to the Caribbean island by Spain's King Felipe VI. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
CALANGUTE, India: A statue of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has caused a stir in the southern Indian state of Goa, with locals accusing officials of insensitivity for honouring a sports star from the region's former colonial power. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's oldest university removed a statue commemorating the deadly 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square democracy protesters on Thursday, the latest step in China's campaign to silence dissent in its southern city. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
KATHMANDU: A centuries-old sculpture of two Hindu gods was re-installed at its temple in the Nepali capital Kathmandu on Saturday, nearly 40 years after it was stolen and later emerged in the United States. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
NEW YORK: New York City lawmakers have voted to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson, one of the United States' founding fathers, from the council chambers because of his slave-owning past. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
