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Was on a Wikipedia rabbit hole and found this art installation and I love the contrast of a sculpture of a modern dude in a suit holding a takeout coffee alongside ornate early English Gothic medieval sculptures.
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this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2026
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tldr why? why are there free spots?
I'm actually not sure and can't find any information on that but if I were to make an uneducated guess, it would be that the statues themselves weren't really a part of the original building plan; just the spots for them were with the expectation that they'd be added over the years like art on the wall would be.
But again that's just a complete guess so take that with a grain of salt
I would posit that the original statues fell or were pulled down
Or the cash dried up and the statues were never made. Lots of possibilities!
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