Friday, August 17, 2018

Weird Tall Stuff

High Point Carolina unveiled the world's largest, free standing, chest of drawers.
It is 38 feet tall and made of metal.
It was completed by the 1920's by the High Point's Chamber of Commerce.
In 1996, the city renovated the chest into a Goddard Townsend Bureau. 
Furnitureland down the street, kinda stole their record.
It's attached to a building, but Furniture land build theirs 80 feet tall.




Britain's worst tourist attraction was build in Dudley England.
The ride is a 115 feet tall and offers panoramic views of the surrounding area, which is dirty stone building with dilapidated rooftops.
The ride was erected in March, 2016.




The Seattle Market Theater Gum Wall was started in 1993.
The wall has been cleaned a few times.
As of now it stretches over 49 feet, with hardly any of the original wall showing through.
It is known as a local landmark and people come from all over just to see it and ad their own creations.



The Restroom Cultural Park is in the city of Suwon, South Korea, and features toilet themed paintings and sculptures.
It opened in November of 2012.
It was dedicated to the city's former mayor, Sim Jaedeok, who locals called Mr. Toilet, because he fashioned his own house to look like one.



Manneken Pis, Dutch for "Little Man Pee", is a bronze statue of a little naked boy urinating into a fountain.
It stands in the center of the city. 
It is known for a symbol of the people of Brussels and was created by Jerome Duquesnoy, between 1618 and 1619.

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