50 amazing snow and ice sculptures from around the world

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However, as tools and technology advanced, ice sculptures did as well. In the 1600s, fishermen in the China province of Heilongjiang would freeze water inside buckets, and then remove the buckets and put a candle inside to create ice lanterns—a tradition still celebrated today at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. Later, in 1739, Russian empress Anna Ivanovna had an “ice palace” built out of ice from the Neva River to host special events. Artist Valery Ivanovich Jacobi memorialized this ice palace in an oil painting in 1878. Today, artists around the world have created memorable sculptures out of ice and snow, but even still, there isn’t one clear, prescriptive way to set about sculpting the frozen elements. However, snow is often compressed and packed down, and then ice sculptors use tools like ice chippers, chisels, and sheetrock saws to cut through large swaths of snow, and machetes for finer details. Some artists even use sandpaper. Ice and snow sculptures don’t last forever, of course. The time you can expect an ice or snow sculpture to stay standing depends on the size, temperature, sunlight, and air circulation. It’s estimated that a single-block ice sculpture will last about 12 hours at a temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit. A picture, of course, will last longer—so Stacker compiled a collection of 50 amazing snow and ice sculptures from different winter festivals around the world. Keep reading to discover just some of the imaginative creations people have come up with. You may also like: 50 famous paintings and the stories behind them Visit thestacker.com for similar lists and stories. © 2020 Stacker Media, LLC; Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC [Tweet It]( - [Facebook It]( Sponsor Congrats! 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A song can “belong” more to its cover artist at times when it takes on a new cultural significance. Most prominently, Aretha Franklin transformed Otis Redding's “Respect” into a symbol of women's rights, and Cyndi Lauper's version of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” also became a feminist song of sorts. Even if a cover song does not necessarily eclipse its predecessor in popularity, it can still provide a new way of hearing the song, with new instrumentation and literally a new voice. An example is Kings of Leon's decelerated version of Robyn's “Dancing on My Own,” in which the (all male) band turned a club hit into a rock ballad and even kept the female point of view. Stacker has put together a list of popular songs that many listeners might not realize were written by someone other than the performer who made them famous. The list was compiled via a combination of websites, including VH1.com, Buzzfeed, and Culture Trip. Information on song and artist background comes from a variety of sources, including NPR, MTV, and the New York Daily News. Information on chart performance was taken mainly from the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as the U.K. Official Singles Chart, the British Phonographic Industry, and the Australian Recording Industry Association. Data on singles sold was derived from the Recording Industry Association of America, the U.K. Singles Chart, and ARIA certification status. You may also like: Can you answer these real Jeopardy questions about music? 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