On planet Earth exist and interactamong themselves more than two hundred and fifty countries, several thousand nationalities, nationalities, nations - large and small. And each of them has its own features, customs and traditions, which have been formed over the centuries. There are also artistic symbols of the peoples of the world, reflecting their understanding of being, religion, philosophy and other knowledge and concepts. In different countries, they differ among themselves, possessing the uniqueness and originality inherent in one or another piece of the planet. They do not depend directly on state power, but are sometimes formed when people change their powers and rulers. What are the artistic symbols of the peoples of the world in the generally accepted sense of the word?

Symbol
Roughly speaking, a symbol is hypertrophied.sign. That is, the image, as a rule, schematic and conditional, of any object, animal, plant, or concept, quality, phenomenon, idea. The symbol distinguishes the sacral context from the sign, the moment of normativity and social or religious-mystical spirituality expressed in the image (as a rule, schematically and simplified).

Artistic symbols of the peoples of the world
Probably each country has its own"Man-made miracles" made by people. Not for nothing did the “seven wonders” stand out in the old days, which were considered, of course, original artistic symbols (Herodotus was first added in the fifth century BC to the first list - there were only three miracles in it). These included the pyramid of Cheops, the Gardens of Semiramis, the statue of Zeus, the Lighthouse of Alexandria and others. The list has varied over the centuries: some names were added, others disappeared. Many artistic symbols of the peoples of the world have not survived to this day. After all, in fact there were an immeasurable amount of them at all times among various nations. Just the number seven was considered sacred, magical. Well, time has been preserved to date, only a few symbols of the peoples of the world.

List
- The leading position in it, of course, occupyEgyptian pyramids. Scientists are still debating about their origin and the phenomenon of construction. But the fact remains: this is one of the global wonders of the world that have survived to our days since the times of deep antiquity. An artistic symbol that is really worth seeing!
- In China, the national pride and impeccable artistic symbol - the Great Wall. It lasts for many kilometers, from the very depth of centuries in our times!
- In England, this is Stonehenge, at first glance,a bunch of piled stones. But how fascinating! And how many years this magical construction - scientists still can not exactly determine. No wonder many pilgrims rush there annually.
- Of the oldest, you can highlight idols from Easter Island. Here, indeed, monumental works!
- The more modern are:Eiffel Tower (Paris), Statue of Liberty (New York), Statue of Christ in Brazil (Rio). These man-made works were created in our era. But a certain modernity does not interfere with perceiving them as global artistic symbols of the peoples of the world (see pictures above and below).
But in general, there are a lot of symbols, and there is hope that new ones will appear, expanding the already familiar list!