STRANGE & UNUSUAL STATUES OF FAMOUS CELEBRITIES

FREDDIE MERCURY

Regarded as the best rock singer of all time by Classic Rock,

Freddie Mercury was the famous front man of the band Queen.

Soon after his death, a 10ft (3m) statue was built overlooking

Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Every year since 2003, Queen

fans have flooded the area in early September for

“Freddie Mercury Montreux Memorial Day”.

KIM IL-SUNG & KIM JONG-IL

North Korean leaders aren’t known for their subtleties, as

shown in these 72ft (22m) tall statues of former leaders

Kim Il-sung and Kim-Jong-il in Pyongyang.

AMY WINEHOUSE

The Amy Winehouse statue in north London hasn’t missed

out on her strong attitude nor her trademark beehive hairstyle.

The statue can be found in Camden Town, just near where

Winehouse passed away from alcohol poisoning in 2011.

CHAIRMAN MAO

In 2009, the Chinese government built a massive 105ft (32m) tall,

135ft (41m) wide statue depicting a young Mao Zedong, the

founder of the People’s Republic of China. Construction on

another statue of Chairman Mao in the central Henan province

began in early 2016 in but was mysteriously destroyed. The

Communist Party claims the massive gold-painted statue

was not approved and thus was removed.

MICHAEL JACKSON

One of the oddest statues of a famous person on the list,

“Michael Jackson and Bubbles” was created by American

sculptor Jeff Koons. The statue features the famous singer

reclining on a bed of flowers with his domesticated

chimpanzee, Bubbles, relaxing on his lap. (For another strange

Michael Jackson statue, check out the 30ft (9.1m) tall

effigy outside a McDonald’s in the Netherlands.)

ALBERT EINSTEIN

Due to his immense contributions to the field of theoretical

physics, Albert Einstein has been honoured in stone and

metal all across the world. This 12ft (3.5m) statue rests in the

Albert Einstein Memorial on Washington D.C.’s National Mall.

GRAHAM KENNEDY

Gracing the Melbourne Docklands in Australia is a statue of

Graham Kennedy, the “King of Australian television”. Widely

known as a variety performer and star of multiple mediums

include radio, theatre, and film, Kennedy was immortalized in

this cheeky statue, crown included, soon after his death.

PADDINGTON BEAR

Popular children’s book character Paddington Bear was

fictionally found in London’s Paddington Station by the

Brown family, who adopted him. To honour decades of success,

this statue of the polite bear was made for the station.

KEN DODD

This statue of comedian Ken Dodd stands in the largest

railway station in Liverpool. An iconic British funny man,

Dodd made his place in the Guinness Book of Records for

hosting the world’s longest joke telling session: 1,500 jokes

over 3.5 hours. Here he holds his famous red, white

and blue “tickling stick”.