{"id":615048,"date":"2026-06-01T10:29:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/615048\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:29:28","slug":"in-pictures-70-foot-messi-statue-is-removed-from-lake-town-kolkata-telegraph-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/615048\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: 70-foot Messi statue is removed from Lake Town, Kolkata &#8211; Telegraph India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi_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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">In pictures: 70-foot Messi statue is removed from Lake Town, Kolkata<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Telegraph India<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiZ0FVX3lxTE5Cc3VWdUJmeXBmUlF0TEE0RmZrbFY1aDk4NDhmYlVnVk5QTVkzRm05Uk5CNzF5VVNLX1VYX0dlakNsMDVrM1YzcVp3WEpLeHRUMkVVRlJRZGJqY1RqSjJ4a0JSc3JEczg?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lionel Messi&#8217;s 70ft statue in India to be moved after &#8216;swaying in wind&#8217;<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMioAFBVV95cUxOWFh0NTlaRU1SQWJReEd1MUZUaWtVUHZ6bDR1Z2lHMkFsci1fbTY3bk5UTlo2bXRBeGlSQ0x3a0x5U0NVTHFtMDZ5ZzVPVVhMSzd0WUtSSnJ2Wm9vVEhHN1N3a1V5RDJ3bi1Sek9OYUlTRzdxQXZmRDAtV3QyTXpEOFloRm1SVUJPeXktVm4tTnlYRUExZlBNT05Qb3NTSThZ0gGmAUFVX3lxTE5RaU5UT0twUUxFSHNjN3pvZ3FSczNKd1dYSG9YUzB1TnIweVJvS0RjVkdLRTZDWVZRYTVmTzJZdktGRGdPZ0JoYWFTdU9GVlRkaG5fM08yTUVvMUljZnFCTlpxWjFEdXhkOE5XTFM0dWRwcE5jOUU2VWp6bnp5dHZCeFdidHJWem51ckZsWG9QVmFPWkRXQVhQa1FySXFLRTM4NmhiTkE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Inaugurated by Messi, now facing demolition: Kolkata&#8217;s 70-foot statue sparks safety row<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Mathrubhumi English<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi-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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">70- foot Lionel Messi Statue In Kolkata Relocated, Landmark Sculpture Dismantled Amid Public Safety Fears<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Republic World<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi8wFBVV95cUxNLWp6ZlRYVkhlcmhMTWtETWFEa052dlJ3NEM0THlvbDFQdk5YM1dNaFJKcXhmQ1hRRGxBYnlTd25XdE9GTTBULUd5bmhENGJaZmRxb3JvTE8tbktnMXdHZlhFdzVYcGx2b1hUZzRmdXdWTUlFN1VWbDhzdGdUdU5LM0lCVldaZWlneUsyZ3QyWTVsMnlqX2pobTdwM3ZsZXBrN0Y3Y1d5YUVYYkFmN3U5Mk4wOUNyOVBGV3VOMzZacEFYdnlLbThiX2NGMEJjaU1QVnFxRXAzcm5rZG8wQVE1SWNYWjNRd2J6dmZKb1psa2taMUU?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lionel Messi statue to be relocated amid safety concerns; dismantling work begins in Kolkata\u2019s Lake Town<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Indian Express<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In pictures: 70-foot Messi statue is removed from Lake Town, Kolkata&nbsp;&nbsp;Telegraph IndiaLionel Messi&#8217;s 70ft statue in India to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-615048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}