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Brian Damage · 01-20-2007, 11:35 AM

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Amsterdam's red-light district will soon get a new attraction: a statue to honor prostitutes around the world.

The statue, designed by artist Els Rijerse, will likely be unveiled at the end of March, Dutch news agency ANP reported.

"In many countries, prostitutes struggle and people have no respect for them whatsoever. The statue is meant to give all those men and women strength," Mariska Majoor, a former prostitute who commissioned the statue, told ANP.

ANP said the statue, made of bronze, shows a woman who confidently looks out into the world.

TJL · 01-20-2007, 11:51 AM

Will the statue be vertical, or horizontal?

Brian Damage · 01-20-2007, 11:56 AM

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Will the statue be vertical, or horizontal?

PrettyinPink55 · 01-20-2007, 12:13 PM

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Will the statue be vertical, or horizontal?

Yooch · 01-20-2007, 01:17 PM

Not surprised. They also have a "hemp" museum, if you know what I mean.

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Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	Not surprised. They also have a "hemp" museum, if you know what I mean.
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