Giant Michael Jackson statues popped up 30 years ago. Where have they gone?

In June 1995, a giant statue of Michael Jackson provided a surreal sight in the heart of London when it was floated on a barge down the River Thames.

This 32ft (10m) pop colossus was just one of 10 that appeared around the world to promote the superstar’s album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I.

The fibreglass titans then followed Jackson on his global tour.

Thirty years later – and 16 years after his death – the King of Pop continues to attract controversy, but some of the statues still stand defiantly in unexpected corners of the world.