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Monoliths: Why are these strange monuments appearing around the world? Zoe Tidman © Provided by The Independent Monoliths have popped up in surprising places over the past few weeks, including an American desert, a British beach and a Belgian field.  Several of these tall, shiny pillars have now been found at sites around the globe without warning or explanation since mid-November. The first was discovered in the US, when a helicopter crew flying over a remote part of a Utah desert counting sheep spotted a strange statue below. Around the same time as the Utah one vanished,...

A monolith that appeared on the Isle of Wight has sold in an online auction for £810. Bids on the mirrored pillar appear to have reached in excess of £50,000 but were later removed by the seller who stated that the proceeds of the sale would go to charity. Designer Tom Dunford, from Fishbourne, created the sculpture which he installed on Compton Beach prompting media interest from around the world. The monolith is now in a ‘sorry state’ (eBay/PA) The eBay seller later found it in a state of disrepair and placed it on sale. The listing on the online auction site, which attracted 53 bids,...

She told the PA news agency it was “pure chance” that she came across it. “I’d read about the one in Utah and then Romania, so I knew the significance,” she said. “Many people took no notice of it.” The Isle of Wight monolith (David Lowe/PA) She said people first thought she had photoshopped the images. Lee Peckham, a lawyer living on the island who also spotted the structure on Sunday afternoon, said: “I saw it and wondered what it was and thought it a rather strange thing to see on the beach! “I wondered who put it there and why.”

It wasn't until Nov. 18 of this year that the first monolith, a three-sided stainless steel structure built and installed by an unidentified individual or group, was discovered in a remote canyon. Spotted by The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources as they surveyed bighorn sheep by helicopter, the monolith sparked a phenomenon. While it’s unknown when the prismatic structure was originally installed, satellite imagery proves it appeared between Aug. 2015 and Oct. 2016. A Dutch journalist later narrowed the timeframe down to between July 7 and Oct. 21, 2016. Some in the art community belie...

Monoliths: Why are these strange monuments appearing around the world? Zoe Tidman © Provided by The Independent Monoliths have popped up in surprising places over the past few weeks, including an American desert, a British beach and a Belgian field.  Several of these tall, shiny pillars have now been found at sites around the globe without warning or explanation since mid-November. The first was discovered in the US, when a helicopter crew flying over a remote part of a Utah desert counting sheep spotted a strange statue below. Around the same time as the Utah one vanished,...