Famous Statues and Monuments

Statues commemorating notable figures in history, crafted in various materials and styles, set in public spaces across Europe.

Statue of Charles IV in Prague, Czech Republic

Statue of Kenesary Khan at the entrance to Turkestan, Kazakhstan.

Sculpture on a grave, Monumental Cemetery, Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno), Genoa, Italy, Europe

Statue of Emperor Henry II, 973 - 1024, on the main facade of the Baroque Basilica Goessweinstein, consecrated in 1739, architect Balthasar Neumann, Balthasar-Neumann-Strasse 7, Goessweinstein, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Donndorfbrunnen, fountain figures of a mother with children, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Statue, Main Building, Alexander von Humboldt, Humboldt University, Unter den Linden, Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Church figure, Madonna figure, Puente Romano-Puente Viejo, bridge over the Rio Guadalquivir, Cordoba, detail of an angel sculpture in front of a cloudy sky, Jaen province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Soviet Memorial Dresden, Monument of the Red Army at Olbrichtplatz, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Lazio Roma Rome S. Croce in Gerusalemme6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Cosmati pavement, architecture (facade). Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, frescoes: "Leggenda della Santa Croce," Antoniazzo Romano (attr) & "S. Elena sale al cielo," Corrado Giaquinto; mosaic ceiling in Cappella di S. Elena; coats-of-arms German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Statue Paul Friedrich, Schwerin, Germany, Europe

Spain, Madrid, Statues of San Isidoro outside the National Library.

Statue of Stephen III of Moldavia (Stephen the Great), Chisinau, Moldova, Europe

Statue of di M. Nonio Balbo at the ruins of Herculaneum, Ercolano, Campania, Italy, Europe

Monument commemorating Hans Egede. Nuuk the capital of Greenland during late autumn, Danish Territory

FLORENCE, TUSCANY/ITALY - OCTOBER 19 : Monument to Dante Alighieri at Piazza Santa Croce in Florence on October 19, 2019

Statue of Hugo Grotius on the market square in Delft Netherlands

Statue on Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore, in Piemonte, Italy, Europe

Portmerion, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom. May 2, 2025. Hercules statue by artist William Brodie.

Monument of the Roman Emperor Nerva, Rome, Italy, Europe

Monument to Dr. France Preseren, Preseren Square, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver, Pacific Railway Station, Statue

Bust of Princess Eugenie von Hohenzollern Hechingen, Princess of Leuchtenberg, inscription, writing, letters, The great benefactress, the noble mother of the poor, sick and children, stone bust, statue, marble portrait, image, monument, stonemasonry, sculpture, woman's head, art, Hechingen, Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

The Roland statue in front of the tavern Zum Roten Ochsen at the Fischmarkt square, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Maxmonument, Denkmal Maximilian II. König von Bayern, München, Bayern, Deutschland *** Maxmonument, Monument Maximilian II King from Bavaria, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Europe, Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, the Moselle, Moselle valley, Trier, Old Town, historical city centre, electoral palace, palace garden

Martin Luther memorial statue near Frauenkirche in Dresden Germany

Statue of Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer, remembered for the Mercator projection world map, which is named after him, in front of the Church of Our Lady at Rupelmonde, Belgium, Europe

Martin Luther memorial statue near Frauenkirche in Dresden Germany

Germany, Bamberg. Royal statue of Kaiserin Kunigund.

Luther Monument by the sculptor Fritz Schaper in Erfurt where Luther lived between 1501 and 1511, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Statue of Nicolaus Copernicus in the town where he was born, Torun, Poland.

Europe, Austria, Vienna

Bronze statue of Julius Caesar, Piazza Tre Martiri, Rimini, Adriatic Sea, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

Statue, Charlemagne, patron of the city, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Castelvecchio Subequo, S. Francesco, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Bronze statue of Roman Emperor Nerva, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rione I Monti, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Created in 1911 by Albert Jäger, damaged in 1945 and later melted down, recast in 1994, re-installed in Schlossstraße in 2005

Historical marble statue of a person holding a scroll in front of a classical column structure, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Memorial to Jan van Eyck, Bruges in West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Stone bust of Franz Sales Wocheler, sculpture, monument on Muensterplatz, Ueberlingen am Bodensee, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Haldensleben Ohrekreis Roland as equestrian statue singular 74673 in front of the town hall copy from 1927 original from 1528 in the museum

Piazza Cavour in Rimini, Statue Papst Paul V., 17. Jhdt. Piazza Cavour in Rimini, Statue Papst Paul V., 17. Jhdt. Copyright: xZoonar.com/HGVorndranx 21625723

Detail, Sculpture, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Finnieston, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

Germany, Saxony, Meißen, Proschwitz Castle, statue, stone, pergola,

Miguel de Cervantes (Alcala de Henares, 1547-Madrid, 1616). Spanish writer. Monument at the Main Square. Campo de Criptana. Castile-La Mancha. Spain.

Statue of the cathedral builder Matthaeus Boeblinger, Municipal Lapidarium, State Capital Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Alexander von Humboldt statue in front of Humboldt University, Unter den Linden street, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Year of Jan van Schaffelaar officially opened in Barneveld. A statue for the Tower Reformed Church in Barneveld in 1482. January 5, 1982. Barneveld

Sculpture, Estacao Rossio, Rossio Station, start of construction in 1886, Praca de Dom Pedro IV, Praca Dom Joao da Camara, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal, Europe

statue at San Severino Marche Italy An image of a statue at San Severino Marche Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 13847896

Monument to Giuseppe Verdi, composer, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe

Statue of King Charles IV at the entrance to the Charles Bridge in Prague

Bust of Pasquale Galluppi. Italy, Calabria, Tropea.

Spain, Extremadura Region, Caceres Province, Caceres, Ciudad Monumental, Old Town, Statue of San Pedro de Alcantara

Statue of Ulrich Zwingli, the reformer of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

Haldensleben Ohrekreis Roland as equestrian statue singular 74672 in front of the town hall copy from 1927 original from 1528 in the museum

Copernicus monument, bronze monument 1853 by Friedrich Tieck in front of the town hall (heliocentric world model)

Leibniz Denkmal Leipzig The Leibniz Denkmal monument to German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz stands in the campus of Leipzig University Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 6239514

Leibniz Denkmal Leipzig The Leibniz Denkmal monument to German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz stands in the campus of Leipzig University Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 6151541

Monument to the Matron, 1878. In memory to the siege of the city for the Pompeian troops in the 72 BC. Calahorra. Spain.

Martin Luther memorial statue near Frauenkirche in Dresden Germany

Bust of M.A. Castren, National Museum, Helsinki, Finland, Europe

Peter Rosegger monument, Stoderzinken, Styria, Austria, Europe

Statue, Martin Luther, Market Square, Luther city Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Portugal, Lisbon. King Manuel I at Sao Jorge Castle, a Moorish castle on hilltop overlooking the historic center of Lisbon and Tagus River.

Sculpture, Paul III Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Capitol, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

marble in old historical construction italy europe milan and statue

Figure Watching Swiss, Veitshoechheim Palace Garden, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Statue of the first explorer of America Leifur Eiríksson in front of Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland, Europe

Statue of resistance fighter and partisan Yannis Daskaloyannis, A majestic statue of a historical figure stands out against a clear blue sky, Anopolis, Sfakia, West Crete, Crete, Greece, Europe

Germania figure in Eltville on the square of Montrichard, in the Rheingau, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Martin Alonso Pinzon (1441-1493). Spanish navigator and explorer. Statue by A. Leon Ortega, 1977. Baiona. Galicia. Spain.

ESCULTURA DE SAN ISIDORO (560-636) EN LA ESCALINATA DE LA BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL REALIZADA A FINALES DEL SIGLO XIX - FOTO AÑOS 2000. Author: JOSE ALCOVERRO Y AMOROS (1835-1908). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-EDIFICIO. MADRID. SPAIN.

UNAMUNO, Miguel de (Bilbao, 1864-Salamanca, 1936) Escritor español de excepcional fecundidad literaria, cultivó todos los géneros. Autor de obras como "La tia Tula" (1921) y "San Manuel Bueno, mártir" (1930). Influído por Kierkegaard, William James y San Agustín. ESCULTURA EN BRONCE REALIZADA POR PABLO SERRANO. SALAMANCA. Castilla-León. España.

marble and statue in old city of london england

England, Kent, Canterbury. Canterbury Cathedral. One of many stone memorial crypts.

Ireland,County Donegal, Donegal Town, Statue of Red Hugh O'Donnell who lived from 1427 to 1505 and was leader of his clan.

Bust of Johannes Scharrer, 1785-1844, 2nd Mayor of the city of Nuremberg, one of the founders of the first German railway, and social reformer, Johannis district, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Orlando di Lasso statue and Michael Jackson memorial at Promenadeplatz in front of the luxury hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

MONUMENTO A SAN PEDRO DE ALCANTARA EN LA CATEDRAL DE CACERES - SIGLO XX - FOTO AÑOS 00. Author: ENRIQUE PEREZ COMENDADOR (1900-1981). Location: CONCATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA. CACERES. SPAIN.

Statue of the reformer Martin Luther on the town hall market in Wittenberg, Saxonia-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Odense, Denmark - 9 June, 2021: statue of Hans Christian Andersen in the park of Saint Canute Cathedral in downtown Odense

Monument to Herder, 1850, Herderplatz square in front of Herderkirche Church, bronze by sculptor Ludwig Schaller, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Statue, Martin Luther, Market Square, Luther city Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

marble and statue in old city of london england

Guanche kings, king, also called Menceys, Candelaria waterfront, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Rubens monument, Groenplaats, Antwerp, Belgium, Europe

Jack with city coat of arms at the pretzel fountain, boy, stone, detail, pretzel bu, fountain, Koenigsplatz, Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Roland Statue, Marketplace, Bremen, Germany, Europe

Royal statue in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos, Alcazar, Cordoba, Spain, Europe

City coat of arms, Kosice, Slovakia, Europe

Statue of Eric the Red, the, Narsarsuaq, Greenland, North America

Martin Luther Monument outside the city hall on the market square, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Czech Republic. Prague. Old Town Square. Jan Hus Memorial, reformer and redecessor to Protestatism (1369-1415). Sculptural group designed by Ladislav Saloun (1870-1946), 1901-1915. Detail. Art Nouveau period.

Monument The Schweiger, William I. 1533-1584, Prince of Orange and Count of Nassau, in front of the Market Church in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Monument of the employee and politician Jakob Guiollett , Frankfurt, Hessee, Germany.

Statue of Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

The statue of Rubens in Antwerp, Belgium, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Matthias Gruenewald Statue, Frankoniabrunnen, Residenzplatz, Wuerzburg Residenz, Wuerzburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Wedeler Roland, Roland statue on the market square, symbolic figure for city rights, Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

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