Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:00:02 +0100 (AP) - Visitors pay respect to a 16-meter, 30-ton bronze statue of reclining Buddha at Jorakuzan Mantokuji temple in Tateyama, east of Tokyo, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. It is said a believer can fulfill a dream if the person touches foot of the statue after going around it three times clockwise. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Fireworks explode near a bronze sculpture of Alexander the Great ...
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:10:03 +0100 (Reuters) - Fireworks explode near a bronze sculpture of Alexander the Great on his horse Bucephalus, in Skopje's central square during New Year celebrations January 1, 2012. The statue, which measures 12.5 metres in height and stands on a 10 metre high pedestal, is part of a cultural project "Skopje 2014". REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (MACEDONIA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CITYSPACE SOCIETY)
A Chalcidian type bronze helmet with griffins on the top, unearthed ...
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:50:01 +0100 (AP) - A Chalcidian type bronze helmet with griffins on the top, unearthed at Samuel's Fortress archaeological site and dating from the 4th century B.C. is displayed on the annual archaeological exhibition in Macedonia's capital Skopje, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Some 19.000 artefacts have been excavated from 16 archaeological sites in Macedonia through 2011. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Bronze figurines from late antique period, unearthed at Heraclea ...
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:40:02 +0100 (AP) - Bronze figurines from late antique period, unearthed at Heraclea Lyncestis archaeological site, are presented on the annual archaeological exhibition in Macedonia's capital Skopje, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Some 19.000 artefacts have been excavated from 16 archaeological sites in Macedonia through 2011. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Hungary tech firm immortalises Steve Jobs in bronze
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:50:12 +0100 BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A Hungarian software company unveiled what it said was the world's first bronze statue of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs on Wednesday, calling him one of the greatest personalities of the modern age. Jobs died on October 5 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. The bronze work by sculptor Erno Toth stands in the Budapest campus of architectural software maker Graphisoft. "He was one of the greatest (personalities) in our era, that's what we wanted to express with this sculpture here," Graphisoft Chairman Gabor Bojar told Reuters. ... (Source: Reuters)
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