colossal statue
Massive carved figure
A colossal statue is a sculpture of exceptional size, typically representing a human figure at several times life scale.
The term evokes ancient monuments like the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders.
Modern examples include the Statue of Liberty and Christ the Redeemer: The colossal statue dominated the harbor entrance.
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- public monumentCommemorative civic structure
- giantBeing of huge size
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
towering · towering figure · pedestal · Rhodes · ancient wonder · titan · massive · sculpture · ancient · liberty · pharaoh · Easter Island · grandeur · imposing · monumental · stone · carved in stone · awe
colossal statueminiature
Reduced-scale representation
figurine · statuette · miniature sculpture · action figure · bust
colossal statuetrinket
Small worthless ornament
knickknack · tchotchke · bauble · curio · bric-a-brac
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