13 WTF Monuments From Around the World
Featured 01/12/2016
What were these architects thinking? They weren't that's what.
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2. Child-Eater Fountain: Called “Kindlifresserbrunnen” and located in Bern, Switzerland, this fountain has been starring in children’s nightmares since 1545.
3. Shark In Someone’s Roof Monument: “The Headington Shark” has been a fixture in Oxford, England since 1986. It was commissioned by the home’s owner, a radio presenter who said it was created to represent his views of impotence, nuclear power, and Nagasaki.
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4. Charles La Trobe: This upside monument to the Welsh Lieutenant-Governor is located down under—in Melbourne, Australia.
5. Ode to Optical Illusions: This giant tree tap is located in Tecnopark Wintertur, Switzerland.
6. Penis Monument: An amusement park in China erected this 30-foot phallic statue named the “Sky Pillar.”
8. The Importance of Hydration Monument: Located on Loveland in Jeju Island, this is one of tamest sculptures in the park. (Yes, they get more obscene. Much more obscene, actually!!)
9. The Faceless Crawling Horror Babies of Prague: These precious babies can be seen crawling up the Žižkov Television Tower in the Czech Republic’s capitol.
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11. Enema Monument: Located in Russia, this statue was commissioned by a spa that frequently performed the procedure.
12. Peace Be With You Monument: Located in Berlin, Germany, this sculpture commemorates a failed medical enhancement operation.
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13. Poop Monument: This statue in Ponta Grossa, Brazil was created to look like a mix of a rock and a log, but it failed and it was soon dubbed cocozão—the Portuguese for “big poop” by locals.
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