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Four Enormous - Eerie Hands

For many reasons there are hundreds if not thousands of large outdoor hand sculptures around the world, the majority of which seem to be reaching towards the sky in an attempt to escape life below ground. I'm a big fan of all things creepy so thought I'd show you 4 of the best examples. Here they are.

Mano del Desertio

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The 11 metre tall Mano del Desertio can be found protruding from the sand in the Atacama Desert, Chile, and has been standing alone since 1992 when it was inaugurated. Made from a combination of iron and cement, the huge hand was designed and built by Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal, the man also behind 'The Drowned', seen below.

The Drowned

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Designed by Mario Irarrázabal in 1982, Then Drowned was initially built as a warning to sunbathers about the dangers of drowning in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and I can imagine the sculpture definitely keeping people away from the water. The piece of art was so well received by the public that Irarrázabal went on to make hand sculptures in Chile, Venice and Spain.

Somewhere in Saskatoon

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I've found it extremely difficult to uncover any information about this extremely creepy hand's exact whereabouts, but what I do know is that it can be found somewhere in Saskatoon, Canada, quite near the University. I've no idea of the sculptor's identity. Regardless, it's incredibly eerie.

Hand of Harmony

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The Hand of Harmony is just one of many sculptures on Homigot Beach in South Korea but is also the most widely recognised. The hand is made from bronze and granite, was built in 1999 and apparently is meant to symbolise 'continuing efforts of all Korean citizens to pursue a better quality of life'.

Russian Stadiums for the World Cup in 2018

1. Dynamo Moscow

Russian stadiums for the World Cup in 2018, More images after the break...

2. Spartak Moscow

3. Luzhniki, Moscow

4. Moscow region

5. St. Petersburg

6. Kaliningrad

7. Yaroslavl

8. Nizhny Novgorod

9. Kazan

10. Samara

11. Rostov-na-Donu

12. Volgograd

13. Saransk

14. Krasnodar

15. Sochi

16. Ekaterinburg

Money Wallpaper

Wallpapers of the money in the world Home Zimb@bwe The Zimb@bwean newspaper, together with the South African office of TBWA launched a campaign against the regime of Robert Mugabe to the presidency in 1987. The brutal suppression of opposition, cholera, famine and total collapse of the economy, according to local press, so all credit Mugabe.

One of the disturbing symptoms - banknote nominal value U.S. $ 100 trillion - has become the main hero of the ad campaign. These funds Zimb@bwean billionaires can not even buy bread. Therefore, TBWA .......denominations walls and fences Harare and escorted his campaign slogan: Thanks to Mugabe, the money only suited to the role Wallpaper.

Lock of Love

Locks of love are the padlocks fixed by loving couples, on to a fence or a pole or metallic chain/string alongside some wall etc at a public place, to symbolize their eternal love. A couple would hang a padlock after inscribing their name or initials on it and throw the key away so that their love is locked forever. Some couple use two inter-twined locks, each lock bearing their name/initials. Besides lovers, often family members and close friends also put such locks at these places, to lock their relationship forever.

The tradition probably originated from China where the love locks can be seen at several locations alongside the Great Wall of China and also in many temples and on the steps/paths leading to sacred peaks.

The tradition has spread around the World and is now quite prevalent in South Korea, Japan, Guam, Italy, Hungary, Latvia, Russia, USA etc.

Juyongguan, Sanbu and Badaling sections of the Great Wall, being close to Beijing, are the most popular sections of the Great Wall and thousands of locks of various sizes, attached to the rows and rows of steel chains along the wall, can be seen at these places.

The watch towers at these places are occasionally used as a venue for weddings. Loving couples announce their love for each other as they hang their lock, and then they throw away the key, in the hopes that their love will last for as long as the Great Wall stands.

I have tried to locate and placemark as many places as I could find on the World Wide Web. I am sure the romantic readers will now try to find more such places.

Here are some photographs taken at these locations;

Great Wall, Juyongguan, China

Great Wall, Sanbu, China

It may be worth noting that often family members and close friends, not necessarily lovers, also put such locks at these places, to lock their relationship forever.

Great Wall, Badaling, China

President Richard Nixon during his historic journey to China visited this portion of the wall alongwith his wife, on February 24, 1972.

Mt. Hua, Huashan, China

It is one of the, Five Sacred Mountains of Taoism. The mountain is famous for steep peaks which are very difficult to climb.

Puning Temple, (commonly called the Big Buddha Temple) Chengde, China

Mt. Putuo, Putuoshan Island, China

Mt. Tai, Taishan, China

The route to the peak of Taishan (Mt. Tai) has many temples. These temples and the railings along the route are the favourite spots for the loving couples to lock their lock of love.