The ''Rocky'' statue in Žitište in

Žitište Žitište ( sr-Cyrl, Житиште; ; hu, Begaszentgyörgy) is a town and municipality located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 2,898, while Žitište municipality has ...

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is one of the town's most iconic images. Located in town's center the statue of

Rocky Balboa Robert "Rocky" Balboa (also known by his ring name The Italian Stallion), is a fictional title character and the protagonist of the ''Rocky'' film series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who has also portrayed him in all eigh ...

by Croatian artist Boris Staparac, it was erected in 2007. Canadian director

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made a

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''Amerika Idol'' which depicts the events that preceded the creation of the statue, as well as the ceremony of its installation. The film also features

Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Enzio Stallone (; born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, ) is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, h ...

who portrayed the character of Rocky in eight films and

A. Thomas Schomberg A. Thomas Schomberg is a sculptor who resides in Colorado. Schomberg grew up in America's mid-west during the 1940s and 1950s. After studying for a short time in Europe and completing both MA and MFA degrees, Schomberg moved to the east coast to ...

who made the famous ''Rocky'' statue in Philadelphia. In 2011 the ''

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'' guide included the monument to Rocky Balboa in Žitište, in its list of the "top 10 most bizarre monuments on Earth", along with

Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow The equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington located outside the Royal Exchange, now known as the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Scotland, is one of Glasgow's most iconic landmarks. It was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Ma ...

and the

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in the United States.

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Statue A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture t ...

Žitište Boxing in art Sculptures of sports Statues of fictional characters Portraits of actors Cultural depictions of Sylvester Stallone

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