View through wrought iron gateway to the Patio Principal, and bougainvillea, Casa de Pilatos, Seville, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Statues on Pont Alexandre III with the Eiffel Tower in the background, Paris, France, Europe

Gilded wrought iron gates by Jean Lamor, Place Stanislas, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nancy, Lorraine, France, Europe

Restaurant and gilded wrought iron gates by Jean Lamor, Place Stanislas, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nancy, Lorraine, France, Europe

One of the 100 men of Another Place, also known as The Iron Men, statues by Antony Gormley, Crosby Beach near Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Two of the 100 men of Another Place, also known as the Iron Men, tatues by Antony Gormley, Crosby Beach near Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

One of the 100 men of Another Place, also known as The Iron Men, statues by Antony Gormley, Crosby Beach near Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Contemporary iron Sun Man (Homem-Sol) sculpture by Jorge Vieira at the Park of Nations (Parque das Nacoes), in Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

King Alfonso seventh, ruled 1874 to 1885, commemorating his visit in 1885, statue by F. Martin 2003, Nerja, Malaga province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Gilded wrought iron gates by Jean Lamor, Place Stanislas, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nancy, Lorraine, France, Europe

Gilded wrought iron gates, light and fountains by Jean Lamour, Place Stanislas, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nancy, Lorraine, France, Europe

Works of the Spanish Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida, 1924-2002, open-air Chillida-Leku Museum, Hernani, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Inner courtyard with cast iron lion inside royal Mysore Palace, constructed between 1897 and 1912, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia

Sculpture of an iron bull at Topaz Restaurant, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

View of the Balmoral Hotel and statue of Arthur Wellesley (The Iron Duke) (Duke of Wellington) on Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Pedestrians pass the Iron Man sculpture by Antony Gormley 1993 in Victoria Square, Birmingham city centre, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A sculpture in Millom depicting the area's heritage for iron ore mining, Millom, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

`Variante ovoide de desocupación de la esfera´ by Jorge Oteiza, and town hall , Bilbao, Spain

Animal roof guardians, mythological creatures guarding the Golden Hall, Jin Dian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, summit 1613 metres high, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China

Iron sculptures in barren landscape, Alto del Perdon, Sierra del Perdon, Province of Navarra, Northern Spain, Europe

Iron sculpture of a group of pilgrims, Alto del Perdon, Sierra del Perdon, near Pamplona, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Navarra, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Iron sculpture of a group of pilgrims, Alto del Perdon, Sierra del Perdon, near Pamplona, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Navarra, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Statue under clouded sky, Angel of the North, Newcastle, Gateshead, England, Great Britain, Europe

Wrought-iron picture of a naked woman, Vigeland Sculpture Park, Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Iron man, sculpture at a mine, Darkhan, Mongolia, Asia

Wrought iron gate at the entrance to Schloss Belvedere Palace, Upper Belvedere, Vienna, Austria, Europe

"We", sculpture by Jaume Plensa, iron letters collage, painted, Residenzgalerie art gallery at the cathedral, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Construccion Vacia, sculpture by artist Jorge Oteiza, Paseo Nuevo, sea promenade, Mt Monte Urgull, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

"We", sculpture by Jaume Plensa, iron letters collage, painted, Residenzgalerie art gallery at the cathedral, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Colossal figure of a stag, heraldic animal, Wasseralfingen iron casting by Antonio Isopi, main entrance and courtyard, Neues Schloss castle, Schlossplatz, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Entrance to Allwetterzoo, iron sculpture of a mythical giraffe, Muenster, Muensterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Low angle view of a statue in a garden, George Washington statue, Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

One of the 100 iron men at Crosby Beach, part of Anthony Gormley's Another Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe