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What unofficial / fun names are there for monuments where you live? (lemmy.world)
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In Dublin there was a monument locally called "The Floozie in the Jacuzzi" ("floozie" is someone promiscuous) which apparently the artist quite liked. It got moved off the main thoroughfare at some point.

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[–] 3 points 8 months ago

The German city I used to live in has an oversized pedestrian overpass with three large openings or holes. It never had an official name (as it was never intended as a monument or sight), but right from the start it was locally known as the Elefantenklo ("elephant loo"), or E-Klo.

These days it's often considered Gießen's most well-known landmark, which... tells you something about the place.

German wiki with photoa: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefantenklo_(Gie%C3%9Fen)

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