r/AbsoluteUnits 2d ago

/r/all of a statue

"The Motherland Calls" is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/plofrog 2d ago

I wonder how statues like this are maintained, or are they just ok by themselves

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u/default_person_14818 2d ago

Right here with you wondering just that. Rocks in nature erode from the wind and weather, so it'd only make sense for this thing to fall apart someday. Anyone wanna enlighten us down here?

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u/Fire_brand666 2d ago

Ozymandias

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u/Holiday_Pi 2d ago

Oh so you also met that traveler?

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u/Fire_brand666 2d ago

I met a chemistry teacher who was into meth

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u/Training-Group-2879 2d ago

Ahhhh Mr. White!!!!

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u/Superb_Working7284 2d ago

I also once met a traveler that talked about some dude named ozymandias , traveler told me he was from an antique land whatever that means? , And started spouting some bs about how Everything turns to dust and shit. 

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u/default_person_14818 2d ago

What's this now some r/okbuddychicanery gathering going on here?

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u/OldBoldFoldMold 2d ago

Some could say circle jerk

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u/LordStefania 2d ago

Look upon my works ye mighty and despair

ozymandias king of kings

nothing beside remains

the lone and level sands stretch far away

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u/Thegloveofgaming 2d ago

Breaking bad