I'm more surprised that more billionaires don't build crazy monuments of themsel...

swamp40 · on July 15, 2013

samstave · on July 15, 2013

WOW - he looks like an arabic George Bush.

podperson · on July 15, 2013

One of North Korea's major exports is, apparently, giant statues of people.

E.g. (sorry it's a WSJ link...)

lifeformed · on July 15, 2013

I hope all billionaires look at Batman for inspiration.

Shivetya · on July 15, 2013

sadly that is what politicians do.

as to billionaires and there use of money, I am more than happy how some of them turned their fortune into good use. the most obvious being Gates.

JamesArgo · on July 15, 2013

This was pretty common behaviour in Rome.

hissworks · on July 15, 2013

"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"