1.   After his death, the family found themselves with a giant statue of Lenin that no one wanted to buy.

2.   He cited, too, the more recent destruction by the Taliban of the giant Buddha statues in Bamian City, a cultural treasure of the Hazara people.

3.   How did these people transport the giant statues for miles, even before erecting them?

4.   In March, the report said, the Taliban destroyed two giant statues of Buddha from pre-Islamic times that were carved into the cliffs in Bamiyan province.

5.   Inside Jezzine, young men and women gathered in a grassy park, waving Lebanese flags not far from a giant statue of the Virgin Mary.

6.   Iowans are so high on the hog that some years ago one small community erected a giant statue of a porker in the town square.

7.   Khalili wants the giant statues restored.

8.   Scalpers lined MacArthur Boulevard in Irving and University Drive outside Colonial CC, where a giant statue of Ben Hogan graces the entrance.

9.   Then there were the giant cardboard statues of Rockette dancers greeting attendees in several hotels.

10.   They used explosives to bring down the giant statues, sparking an international outcry.