Monuments & statues worth the detour
Detourmap maps 3,610 monuments & statues across 158 countries — memorials, colossal statues, triumphal arches. The most famous is Taj Mahal in India; United States has the most (349). The 96 best known are below — every one with a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Monuments & statues · 5th century BC · Iconic
One of The Seven Wonders of the World
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Christ the Redeemer
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Iconic
Colossal statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Colossus of Rhodes
Monuments & statues · 3rd century BC · Iconic
Statue of the Greek Titan Helios; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
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Hollywood Walk of Fame
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Iconic
More than 2,700 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Holly…
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Venus de Milo
Monuments & statues · 2nd century BC · Renowned
Ancient Greek marble statue of a woman
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Antikythera mechanism
Monuments & statues · Renowned
Ancient analog computer designed to calculate astronomical positions
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Statue of Unity
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Renowned
Statue of Vallabhbhai Patel at the bank of Narmada river, Gujarat, India
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Washington Monument
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Renowned
Obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Yad Vashem
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Renowned
Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust
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Lenin's Mausoleum
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Renowned
Architectural structure in Red Square, Moscow, Russia
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Castel Sant'Angelo
Monuments & statues · 2nd century · Renowned
Castle and museum in Rome, formerly the imperial mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian and subsequent Roman emperors
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Kasubi Tombs
Monuments & statues · Renowned
Grass thatched round house containing the tombs and insignia of Mutesa I, and three northern subsequent rulers of Buganda
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Mineirão
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Renowned
Football stadium in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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The Motherland Calls
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Renowned
Volgograd monumental sculpture for heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad
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Winged Victory of Samothrace
Monuments & statues · 2nd century BC · Renowned
Statue from Samothrace, Greece in the Louvre, Paris, France
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Lincoln Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Renowned
Memorial in Washington, D.C., United States
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Grande Arche
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Renowned
Monument and building in Paris's La Défense
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Stećak
Monuments & statues · Renowned
Monumental medieval tombstones from Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighboring countries
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Nevsky Prospect
Monuments & statues · 18th century · Renowned
Thoroughfare in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
Monuments & statues · 14th century · Renowned
Mausoleum in the city of Turkistan, Kazakhstan
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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Renowned
National museum of art in Madrid, Spain
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Great Living Chola Temples
Monuments & statues · Renowned
10th to 12th centuries shaivism Hindu temples, UNESCO World Heritage sites situated in India
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Siegessäule
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Renowned
Classical triumphal column in Berlin, Germany
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Spring Temple Buddha
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Renowned
Monumental sculpture and the second tallest statue in the world
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Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Monuments & statues · Renowned
Vaulted-brickwork tomb in Kazanlak, Bulgaria
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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Renowned
Memorial in Berlin for the Jews murdered under the National Socialist regime
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Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble
Monuments & statues · Renowned
Mausoleum in Ardabil, Iranian national heritage site
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Jefferson Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Renowned
Memorial in Washington, D.C., United States
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Mannerheim Line
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Renowned
Defensive fortification line built by Finland against the Soviet Union
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Mausoleum of Augustus
Monuments & statues · 1st century BC · Renowned
Building in Campo Marzio, Italy
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Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
Monuments & statues · 18th century · Renowned
Monument in Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Column of Marcus Aurelius
Monuments & statues · 2nd century · Notable
Roman victory column (completed 193)
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
United States' official memorial to the Holocaust in Washington, D.C.
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Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
Monument to victims of terrorism in Jerusalem
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Apollo Belvedere
Monuments & statues · 2nd century · Notable
Roman statue copy after a Greek bronze original attributed to Leochares
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Kumsusan Palace of the Sun
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
Mausoleum in Pyongyang, North Korea, containing the enbalmed bodies of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il
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Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
Monuments & statues · Notable
Final resting place of Mao Zedong, former Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, in Beijing, China
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
US national memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Column of Phocas
Monuments & statues · 7th century · Notable
Roman monumental column in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy
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Grimeton VLF transmitter
Monuments & statues · Notable
Working life museum in Varberg Municipality, Sweden
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Tsitsernakaberd
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
Memorial to victims of the Armenian genocide
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Four Rivers Fountain
Monuments & statues · 17th century · Notable
Fountain in Rome designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
National mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Notable
Large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Notable
Memorial & museum in New York City commemorating the September 11, 2001 attacks
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imam Khomeini Mausoleum
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
Mausoleum in metropolitan Tehran, Iran
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Soltaniyeh Dome
Monuments & statues · Notable
Mausoleum in Soltaniyeh, Iranian national heritage site
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equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Monuments & statues · 2nd century · Notable
Sculpture formerly at Piazza del Campidoglio
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National Library of Kosovo
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
National library, cultural heritage monument of Kosovo
Monuments & statues by country
Every country with at least one. Those with eight or more have their own page.
- United States349
- Spain274
- France202
- Italy187
- Russia183
- Egypt170
- United Kingdom170
- Germany131
- India111
- Brazil88
- Iran85
- Turkey78
- Sweden74
- Poland72
- Belgium67
- China62
- Azerbaijan54
- Japan52
- Czech Republic49
- Albania45
- Serbia39
- Denmark35
- Greece34
- Israel33
- Pakistan33
- Mexico32
- Uzbekistan32
- Georgia31
- Ukraine29
- Canada27
- Australia26
- Kosovo25
- Bulgaria24
- Netherlands24
- Portugal24
- Norway22
- Switzerland21
- Austria20
- South Korea19
- Finland18
- Malaysia18
- Indonesia17
- North Korea17
- Bangladesh16
- South Africa16
- Taiwan16
- Syria13
- Hungary12
- Ireland12
- Nigeria12
- Philippines12
- Armenia11
- Bosnia and Herzegovina11
- Thailand11
- Slovenia10
- Croatia9
- Iraq9
- Malta9
- Moldova9
- Peru9
- Romania9
- Singapore9
- Vietnam9
- Algeria8
- Estonia8
- Morocco8
- Argentina7
- Jordan7
- North Macedonia7
- Tunisia7
- Kazakhstan6
- Mongolia6
- New Zealand6
- Slovakia6
- Belarus5
- Colombia5
- Ethiopia5
- Myanmar5
- Palestine5
- Rwanda5
- Sri Lanka5
- Uruguay5
- Vatican City5
- Chile4
- Cuba4
- Ghana4
- Latvia4
- Lithuania4
- Soviet Union4
- Afghanistan3
- Benin3
- Dominican Republic3
- Montenegro3
- Namibia3
- Nepal3
- Portuguese Empire3
- Tanzania3
- Turkmenistan3
- Angola2
- Belize2
- Bolivia2
- Byzantine Empire2
- Cameroon2
- Cyprus2
- Faroe Islands2
- Greenland2
- Luxembourg2
- Nazi Germany2
- Russian Empire2
- Saudi Arabia2
- Tajikistan2
- Venezuela2
- Zambia2
- Ancient Rome1
- Andorra1
- Austria–Hungary1
- Barbados1
- Bhutan1
- British Military Administration1
- Burundi1
- Cambodia1
- Czechoslovakia1
- Donetsk People's Republic1
- Ecuador1
- Egyptian Empire1
- Eritrea1
- Falkland Islands1
- German Democratic Republic1
- Guernsey1
- Guinea1
- Haiti1
- Han dynasty1
- Honduras1
- Hong Kong1
- Iceland1
- Kenya1
- Korea under Japanese rule1
- Kyrgyzstan1
- Libya1
- Liechtenstein1
- Malawi1
- Manchukuo1
- Northern Cyprus1
- Occupied Palestinian territories1
- Oman1
- Saint Kitts and Nevis1
- San Marino1
- Senegal1
- Seychelles1
- Shukuup Empire1
- Somaliland1
- Sudan1
- The Gambia1
- Timor-Leste1
- Transnistria1
- Uganda1
- United Arab Emirates1
- Yugoslavia1