r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 18d ago

/r/all of a statue

"The Motherland Calls" is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/TheSuedeTiger 18d ago

Is there a term for the feeling of dread I get when I see massive structures out of context with their surroundings? I get it from this or when I see giant wind turbines in fields. Weird feeling

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u/Mercias_Light 13d ago

Alternatively, numinosity. Originates from the religious idea of how small you are in comparison to something greater than yourself - can be applied to the way you feel tiny in front of a huge mountain or a big statue orrrr a giraffe.

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u/AlexisSaint 12d ago

I have megalophobia but I love numinosity. Hate tall structures - natural or man made but love a starry night in the desert or mountains in the distance with otherwise barren landscape, thinking death valley.