Say hello to Apollo in Place Massena, the biggest town square in Nice. The statue made its debut in 1956, and it caused something of a scandal. It seemed that the private parts of this naked figure were a little too big for some tastes at the time. Remember, it's a 21-foot statue, so everything about Apollo is big.
Nice's leaders called in the sculptor, and Apollo's features were, um reduced. No word on how much it hurt.
That wasn't enough to satisfy some people, as the League of Feminine Virtue succeeded in 1979 in putting the statue out to pasture, so to speak. Apollo moved to a football stadium in North Nice - out of sight, out of mind.
Fast forward about 15 years, when a reporter did a "where are they now?" story on Apollo. Place Massena was a mess due to construction at that point, and suddenly a groundswell took place to bring back Apollo. When everything was done, Apollo was back in his usual spot, keeping an eye on the population. He has stayed there until this day.
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