In this photo taken on June 14, 2009, a 12-meter (40-foot) gold-leaf statue of late Turkmenistan's President Saparmurat Niyazov stands on a 75-meter (246-foot) pedestal in the Turkmen capital Ahgabad. Niyazov's figure turns to face the sun during the day, gleaming brightly in the desert sun. At night it is bathed in colored floodlights, visible for kilometers (miles) in every direction. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

In this photo taken on June 14, 2009, a 12-meter (40-foot) gold-leaf statue of late Turkmenistan's President Saparmurat Niyazov stands on a 75-meter (246-foot) pedestal in the Turkmen capital Ahgabad. Niyazov's figure turns to face the sun during the day, gleaming brightly in the desert sun. At night it is bathed in colored floodlights, visible for kilometers (miles) in every direction.

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