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5 Most Overrated Statues of All Time

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2. Michelangelo's David The 17-foot male marble nude is beautiful and magnificent, but located in the not-worth-it, second-rate Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy. (Don't be fooled by the outside David -- it's a replica.) Unless you want to fight the anti-infrastructure of the tiny Italian town, the headache isn't worth it. Instead, check out Michelangelo's Pietà at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

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