Easter Island is home to approximately 1,000 large stone heads, known as Moai, scattered across the island. Hancock argues that the island was settled, and the statues were built about 12,000 ...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Statue of Liberty is at the top of many travelers’ must-see lists. A feat of 19th-century technical engineering and a beacon for immigrants arriving at Ellis ...

A controversial new theory suggests the iconic Easter Island statues could be thousands of years older than previously believed. British writer and explorer Graham Hancock claims the mysterious stone ...

The sculpture was unveiled during a ceremony marking the 490th anniversary of the city's founding. A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Lima ...

Every January, Breckenridge, Colorado, hosts the International Snow Sculpture Championships. Dozens of sculptures carved out of 12-foot (4-m) blocks of snow are put on display for one week. Artists ...

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A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Lima, the capital of Peru, more than 20 years after it had been removed. The sculpture was unveiled ...