Apeninne Colossus , Florence , italy

Feb 26, 2017 10:45 AM

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I'm Old Greggggggg

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Is this thing just chillin' out in the middle of some forrest near a river?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Treebeard became real! Yay!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This is at the Villa Demidoff

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

anyone else?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Is there some sort of subreddit or something for colossal stone sculptures?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ehm thats from Verona not Florence

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Just googled, apparently it's 35 foot tall, and has an entire building inside of it. Totally decked with shell mosaics and crystals. ????

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's actually a roman god, I can't remember fighting one of jupiter's aka Zeus's attack eagles. I went there over the summer

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Nice statue. Be a shame if something... happened to it... (satan)

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I made that

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Obviously a hidden doorway somewhere

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Try around back.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Much Orc blood was spilled near these ruins

9 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

I was hoping to see this reference

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I dont want to be there when he stands up

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And then after you fight him he fucks the ground up and you gotta go steal your car back from an enemy base.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Keep the terrorists away from it.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Don't touch it! It's a dark souls boss.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

puking from mouth and nose.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

He's one of the final bosses you have to fight.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Whoa... That's amazing

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

It's like something out of Lord of the rings

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Apennine/Appennine Colossus is correct spelling(from italian "Appennino"), ape+ninne means Bee+Sleep in italian (?!)

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

@op, where in Florence? I was in Florence a bunch of times and never knew about this amazing statue. Is it far out if the city or something?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This cant be real. Is it?!? If it is, mark my words, Im seeing it before I die.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This has its own kind of awesomeness!!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Why did we stop doing cool shit like this? Everything is utilitarian and so blaaaand.

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

In the US, the gov doesn't want to spend money to support artists. In some other countries, artists receive patronage and make public works.

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Here in Washington state we have an art in construction clause that 10% of all public works projects funding goes to artistry in the project

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Crazy how nature do that!

9 years ago | Likes 189 Dislikes 5

As God wills it! Checkmate atheists.

9 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 2

Well that's what happens when trolls stay out in sunlight

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Troll Hunter is that you

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Maaaaaaybe

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This needs some sort of scale.

9 years ago | Likes 273 Dislikes 2

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Just compare it to the size of that water right there. Duh.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Bananas don't grow in Italy. We'll never know.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Perhaps a bannana

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

He should put like a banana next to it for us

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's what I was thinking

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

F# mixolydian good for ya?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This is all I could find :

9 years ago | Likes 55 Dislikes 0

Like a banana.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That bitch is huge can't u see the trees

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's almost 4 stories tall. http://pulptastic.com/he-just-feels-empty-inside/

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9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

It is to scale.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I will bring a scale to the colossus.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Those are banana trees in the background

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Zoom in for banana!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's 10m tall and you can walk inside it, the grottos have two stories

9 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

Perhaps some kind of fruit...

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This doth require one of an assortment of scales.*

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Well, those are trees.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

There are Trees for scale...

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 6

Yes because trees never differ in size

9 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

Or these are broccoli for scale?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Which kind?

9 years ago | Likes 167 Dislikes 2

The long yellow kind

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Banana.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Reddit.com/r/iamverysmart

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 4

Not what the sub is about

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Some of those are denticles. Which, if I recall corrextly, technically aren't scales.

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Woah, TIL. Thanks!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

i thinx your right

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I didn't even know there were different types of scales.

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