13 Mar, 11:33··
Valencia's Fallas monument protests war
A 27-meter tall Charlie Chaplin statue, part of Valencia's Fallas festival, depicts a soldier holding a butterfly and a gun, symbolizing anti-war sentiment. The monument, inspired by Chaplin's 1918 film 'Shoulder Arms', will be burned on March 19th as the festival's finale. The statue critiques the senselessness of war, a theme relevant to the current global context.
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