Buddha statues come in different poses, each with its own meaning. These are some of the most common you'll find and what they signify.

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, was melted down in a secret ceremony and will become a new piece of public artwork.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has described the European flag as symbolising Europe’s 'Judeo-Christian roots', triggering controversy. View on euronews ...

The outgoing statue of Marcus Whitman in buckskin and a Bible is a totem to the Big Lie that he saved the Oregon Country from the British, a founding myth of the Pacific Northwest.

Princess Diana’s statue replicates an outfit she wore for her 1993 Christmas card, for which she posed alongside Prince William and Prince Harry.

With three Hong Kong universities removing memorials to the Tiananmen Square crackdown, artists and activists are working to ensure the “Pillar of Shame” and “Goddess of Democracy” statues ...

The leaders of Italy, France and Germany headed Monday to one of the birthplaces of European unity in a symbolic bid to relaunch the European project following Britain's decision to leave the EU.

The statue of Leopold II, a Belgian king who brutalized Congo, was vandalized by recent protests against racism in Belgium and has now been removed. ATV/via Reuters ...

The European Union’s legislature declared a climate “emergency” on Thursday in a symbolic bid to push the issue as high as possible on the agenda of the EU’s executive team.

An 11-foot bronze statue of abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman was unveiled on Monday. It's titled "Beacon of Hope" and was produced by Wofford Sculpture Studio.

Are changes to names and symbols with racist associations a distraction from the practical goals of the anti-racist movement, or a crucial step in remaking our society? It's complicated.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi hosted German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on the island of Ventotene, where in 1941 political prisoners first proposed a ...