Monument to the Warsaw Uprising (Pomnik Powstania Warszawskiego), unveiled in 1989 on the 45th anniversary of the uprising, Warsaw, Poland, Europe

The 80-foot high Great Buddha Statue (Daibutsu), built by the Daijokyo Sect of Nagoya, Japan, unveiled by the XIV Dalai Lama in 1989,Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

The bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, weighing 500 kg, unveiled in 2010, at the entrance to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Monument to the Warsaw Uprising (Pomnik Powstania Warszawskiego), unveiled in 1989 on the 45th anniversary of the uprising, Warsaw, Poland, Europe

Monument to the Warsaw Uprising (Pomnik Powstania Warszawskiego), unveiled in 1989 on the 45th anniversary of the uprising, Warsaw, Poland, Europe

Monument to the Warsaw Uprising (Pomnik Powstania Warszawskiego), unveiled in 1989 on the 45th anniversary of the uprising, Warsaw, Poland, Europe

Ottawa, Canada, August 8, 2008: National War Memorial designed by Vernon March and unveiled by King George VI in 1939. The monument is composed of 23 bronze figures and a stone arch. In the background the Canadian Parliament building in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America

Equestrian statue of the military leader and mayor Hans Waldmann on the Muensterbruecke bridge, unveiled in 1937, in the back the twin towers of the Grossmuenster great minster, Zurich, Canton Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

England, Berkshire, Windsor, The monument to the Irish Guards created by sculptor Mark Jackson was unveiled in 2011. The bronze statue made from material salvaged from the Iraq war.