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The only object that could better symbolize his time in office is the gold toilet erected as an art installation in D.C. by a mysterious collective called the Secret Handshake.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt erected millions of square feet of unsightly buildings on the National Mall to house an expanded federal bureaucracy during the world wars.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Nearby, the community has erected several artificial beehives to boost honey production, which forms the backbone of the local economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Similar statues have been erected elsewhere in the world, the first of which went up in Seoul in 2011.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

In 1654 Walter Charleton called for ‘a Colossus of Gold’ to be erected in Galileo’s honour.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton