Street art · London
Photo: Siobhan Brennan-Raymond, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lion
Look closely — this weathered stone lion guarding a Nelson battle inscription has seen better centuries. Half-swallowed by tree roots, it's a Victorian memorial gone gloriously feral, nature reclaiming empire one crumbling paw at a time.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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