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Now playing Next Denmark Ukrainian poet's statue vandalised before Denmark-Russia match The Ukrainian embassy in Denmark published a photo of the monument to Taras Shevchenko, which had been painted in the colours of Russia. 22/06/2021
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Now playing Next World Greece's iconic monument, the Acropolis is bathed in new light Greece's famous archaeological site has been illuminated with a new lower-energy lighting system that reduces light pollution and highlights the three-dimensional nature of the monuments. 30/09/2020
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Now playing Next Serbia Watch: Belgrade's The Victor monument removed for restoration The Victor is a 4-metre figure with a falcon in his left hand and a sword in his right, on a 13-metre pedestal. It commemorates Serbia's triumph over both the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires. 11/10/2019
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Now playing Next Iceland Iceland's first glacier to disappear will be remembered with monument Okjökull was the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status due to climate change. 12/08/2019
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