Day 12 of LL- Being Weird isn't Always Bad

Sometimes I wonder if time has wings like the birds that are shrieking at each other right now outside my window.

Time flies so quickly that I have started to actually believe that they actually have wings, but one thing is for sure, they don't have loud voices unlike those birds
out there. They fly away without making the slightest sound. These little thieves always come to our homes to steal away our most precious treasure, time. You might not realize, but it's been nearly 10 months since I have started this blog! When I first started, I was so overwhelmed by the fact that this would take up the entire school year, but look! It's already near the end. During this time period, I discussed about quite a few landmarks that I'm interested in and have found some amazing facts about it. However, do you realize that this world has many unexpected and weird landmarks as well? After so many blogs about popular landmarks in the world, I will focus on the strange monuments today!

What would you do if your finger suddenly enlarged to a size of a statue? Believe it or not, Le Pouce meaning the thumb in french is a legitimate landmark in France! This twelve metres high thumb is made of bronze and is located in a business district in Paris. 
The artist who made this sculpture was Cesar Baldaccini. He came up with the random idea in 1965 when he moulded a replica of this thumb with resin clay. It was later built into a bigger structure with metal. The skillfulness of Baldaccini is fully demonstrated from how detailed the thumb is, even his fingerprint can be clearly seen!

To be honest, I have don't have much creative thinking in me. At least not as much as the sculptor of the commemoration of lieutenant governor Charles La Trobe Statue! It's located in the University of Bundoora which is in Melbourne, Australia, and what makes this sculpture so unique is that it's planted upside down!
This was done on purpose to remind the university students to make use of their hidden creativity and use their outside the box thinking to solve problems they run in to in life. This is “turning their ideas on their heads”

It's not surprising to see sculptures that don't wear clothes, especially the Italian ones. However, the Mannakin Pis in Brussels, Belgium, not only doesn't wear clothes, but it's also peeing! Mannakin Pis literally means “Little Man Peeing” in Dutch and this name derived from one of the many myths to how this statue came about. I personally heard about this story before as a kid and I still remember it. A summary would be that there was a fire in a city in the 13th century and this little boy rescued the entire city by putting out the fire with his urine.

Honestly, can these landmarks get anymore weirder?

And well this already makes up one blog! Hope to see you guys soon!πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹

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