Gigantic replica of Emperor Constantine looks out over Rome as 3D technology brings past to life
Rome, Italy AP Emperor Constantine, the 4th century ruler whose embrace of Christianity helped spread the Christian faith throughout the Roman Empire, now has a reconstructed statue befitting his larger-than-life role in history. Rome authorities on Tuesday unveiled a massive, 13-metre tall replica of the statue Constantine commissioned for himself after 312 AD. It was […]
Conquistador statue reinstallation in US state of New Mexico stopped after protests
Espanola, New Mexico, USReuters A New Mexico county halted the reinstallation of a 16th-century Spanish conquistador statue on Wednesday after protests over the return of the bronze figure, removed three years ago during nationwide anti-racism demonstrations. The northern county of Rio Arriba postponed a Thursday reinstatement ceremony after activists occupied a concrete pedestal in the […]
Statue of late German Cardinal Franz Hengsbach will be removed after allegations of sexual abuse
Essen, Germany AP A statue of late German Cardinal Franz Hengsbach will be removed from outside a cathedral in western Germany after allegations of sexual abuse against him surfaced, Catholic church officials said Friday. A memorial for victims of sexual abuse will be created to take the place of the statue, which was erected in […]
Roman sewer works reveal statue of emperor posing as Hercules
Rome, Italy Reuters A life-sized statue of a Roman emperor posing as the classical hero Hercules has been discovered during sewer repair works near the Appia Antica (Appian Way), ancient Rome’s first highway. It emerged, face first, as a bulldozer was tearing through old pipelines that needed replacing. An archaeologist overseeing the work immediately intervened. […]
Mother Cabrini statue unveiled in NYC on Columbus Day
New York CityAP New York Governor Andrew Cuomo observed Columbus Day on Monday by dedicating a statue of the Italian-American saint known as Mother Cabrini in lower Manhattan. The unveiling of the statue came a year after Cuomo announced that the state would commission a monument to the Roman Catholic nun who was canonized in […]
In New York City, Mother Cabrini statue to be unveiled on Columbus Day
New York City, USAP New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will mark Columbus Day by dedicating a statue of the Italian-American saint known as Mother Cabrini in lower Manhattan. The unveiling of the statue on Monday comes a year after Cuomo announced that the state would commission a monument to the Roman Catholic nun who was […]
Sculpture of John Paul II with rock, red water makes waves
Warsaw, PolandAP A new statue that depicts the late Pope St John Paul II throwing a rock into red water has provoked debate in his native Poland and revived memories of a 1999 Italian sculpture that showed him crushed under a rock, to which the new work was intended as a counter-statement. The statue by […]
Toppling of conquistador statue in Colombia triggers debate over history, legacy
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation The toppling of a statue of a Spanish conqueror by Indigenous people in Colombia this week has opened up debate over how the historic arrival and rule by Western Europeans and the suffering of native people should be remembered. Members of the Misak Indigenous tribe, taking a cue from protestors in […]