But as we memorialize their extraordinary acts in statues and stone, let us not lose sight of the enduring truth that they were citizens first.
They sat hunched on benches or stood flexing in front of mirrors, as hollow-eyed as statues in a sculpture garden.
We want her statue to be in Statuary Hall, which is the principal hall of statues in the United States Congress.
She spoke of the Amazon woman who would cut off her right breast so that it did not get in the way of her bow, and whose prowess was commemorated by statues in the temple.
Many remain in Cardiff, including the statues of Lord Ninian in the civic centre and 'The Elf' in St Fagans.
There are three public statues in the Bailiwick, all of which stand in St Peter Port.
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One modest dwelling on the edge of Koreatown has as many Roman statues in the garden as a medium-sized Italian city, if plastic ones count.
Ms Mayawati has splurged taxpayers' money in building expensive statues.
We took an excursion to see ancient Buddhist monks' caves with their elaborate meditation paintings and tall Buddha statues in Bamiyan (since destroyed by the Taliban).
Yarn bombing, also known as guerrilla knitting, is a type of street art using knitted yarn rather than paint, such as the dressing of statues in woolly hats and scarves or hanging pompoms in trees.
"I don't think Hollywood was ready to have that many young black actors running around with statues in the town, " he said, noting that the lack of a statue can't come close to the career opportunities he's been provided, thanks to the show's success.
He painted his house bright green and decorated the grounds with statues painted in flesh colors.
It is reckoned that the statues toppled in to the pool during an earthquake and remained there for about 2, 000 years.
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We know that the clock mechanism soon broke down, and it was up to the eunuchs to pump water manually every time the emperor was passing in front of the statues.
Much of the city's wealth developed out of this trade with figures of the time, such as merchant and philanthropist Edward Colston, still memorialised in concert halls, statues and street names.
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Ice sculptures are typically used in entertaining, both as decorative statues and as functional display pieces, and, ice sculpting often goes hand in hand with fruit and vegetable carving.
Kiko Torres, owner of the Masks y Mas art store in Albuquerque, said sales of La Santa Muerte statues, incense, and oils have skyrocketed in recent months.
But if ever new statues are erected in Tripoli, French President Nicholas Sarkozy may just find a niche or a plinth.
Her destination was Erlian, a Chinese border city, whose main road is decorated with green statues of dinosaurs in honor of dinosaur bones found nearby.
Here, the statues were abandoned in the middle of frantic construction, along with elaborate stone carvings, caves, and a perfect volcanic crater filled with an iridescent lake.
While they wait, they can admire some of the statues originally sent in by various states for display in the Capitol proper, such as Hawaii's gold-covered King Kamehameha.
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There are already statues of Clough in Nottingham and Middlesbrough.
But the most recent statue - it took quite a long time for all the 100 statues to come in, but the most recent statute was Po'pay from New Mexico.
The archaeologists have only just announced their discovery of the statues, which are in comparatively good condition.
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Those that are vulnerable to breaking, such as porcelain statues, are placed in cases while bigger objects are placed behind a screen.
Today, the region is covered in reminders of French gratitude: statues of General Eisenhower, American flags fluttering outside hotels, memorials to soldiers.
The elegant animal statues were painstakingly pieced together in Berlin and placed in the reconstructed gate.
In 2011, a sale of gorilla statues - which had been displayed around the city - raised around half a million pounds for charity.
From the South Gate of Geumjeongsan, you can extend your walk to take in Seokbulsa Temple, with its Buddhist statues built into the rock face and panoramic views over the city.
Most of them appeared to be statues of servant figures often found in tombs.
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