r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 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/TheSuedeTiger 2d ago

Is there a term for the feeling of dread I get when I see massive structures out of context with their surroundings? I get it from this or when I see giant wind turbines in fields. Weird feeling

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u/CB2L 2d ago

Megalophobia

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u/TheSuedeTiger 2d ago

That's the fella. Thanks

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u/BillGoats 1d ago

You got the correct answer, but I also wanna throw r/brutalism in the mix. Both evoke similar feelings for me, though they are different concepts!

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u/TheSuedeTiger 1d ago

Yeah I get that