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Old 11th September 2014, 02:37 PM   #1
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Here's a monument to the Dacian king Decebal, in Romania, incorporating a giant falx.
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Old 11th September 2014, 02:39 PM   #2
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The Swords of Qadisiyah in Baghdad
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Old 11th September 2014, 07:07 PM   #3
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First is in Urkraine.

Second is an example of the many giant Thai temple guardians. This one is at Wat Phra Gaew.
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Old 11th September 2014, 10:55 PM   #4
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Old 12th September 2014, 06:07 AM   #5
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Here's one in Malaysia.
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And what about the monument of this local hero somewhere in Asia with two dhas crossed on his back ?
Don't remember where precisely ... Burma ?

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And what about the monument of this local hero somewhere in Asia with two dhas crossed on his back ?
Don't remember where precisely ... Burma ? ...
I mean these. Are they as large as they look (to me ) ? .

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And what about the monument of this local hero somewhere in Asia with two dhas crossed on his back ?
Don't remember where precisely ... Burma ?

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The red, white and blue cummerbund suggests Thailand......
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