Gigantic monument in Dakar

DAKAR, Senegal - Photo taken in May 2011 shows the 52-meter tall statue called the African renaissance monument in Dakar, western Africa. The monument, controversial because of its massive building cost, was unveiled in the Senegalese capital in 2010 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of independence from French rule.

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