9. Expansion
We are continuing our list of famous modern sculptures in the world with the Expansion sculpture that is located in New York City. This amazing sculpture has been a tourist attraction since it was created by Paige Bradley. Expansion sculpture is resembling Bradley herself, as her own role model who sits in a lotus position and radiates from within. As she asks “Would we recognize ourselves if we could expand beyond our bodies? Would we still be able to exist if we were authentically ‘un-contained’?”
8. The Spring Temple Buddha
Located in Zhaocun township of Lushan County, China, The Spring Temple Buddha, that ranked 8th on our list of famous modern sculptures in the world was built from 1997 to 2008. It is 420 feet tall including 66 feet the locust throne and it is made of 108kg of gold, 3,300 tons of copper, alloy and 15,000 tons of steel and it costs approximately $55 million.
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