Everybody loves these statues
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- Anton Chekhov’s two dogs can be found in the Melikhovo estate of suburban Moscow
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- Leicester Square in London: Paddington perched eating a sandwich on a bench
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- The statue of Hachiko, known as the most loyal dog in history, can be found in front of the Shibuya Station in Tokyo
People have taken to social media to share images of the heartwarming statues that enhance their local area.
Historian and author James Barr, from London, encouraged Twitter users to share monuments they believe ‘enhance their surroundings’ in a thread.
His plea came after a number of ‘racist’ monuments were torn down in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Lsst week, statues in Parliament Square in London – including those of Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi – were boarded up to prevent them being targeted.
People from across the world shared images of their favourite statues in the thread. Some posted snaps of the stone tribute of Hachiko, a Japanese Akita dog remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburo Ueno, for whom he continued to wait for over nine years following Ueno’s death.
Others cited statues of Paddington Bear that can be found around London; one sees him seated on a bench eating a sandwich in Leicester Square while another shows the character at Paddington Station.
A monument to Chekhov’s dogs in Moscow also received praise as people agreed that statues of animals were always pleasing.
(C) Daily Mail, London