The phrase "a statue was built" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the construction or creation of a statue, often in a historical or artistic context.
Example: "In honor of the city's founder, a statue was built in the central park."
Alternatives: "a statue was erected" or "a statue was constructed."
While he applauded Harden's initiative (suggesting a statue be built the local farmer who insisted on the connection), Gregory believes a long-term solid network is essential.
Dettori is revered at Ascot because of his legendary performance in 1996 which saw him win seven races on the same day and resulted in a statue being built in his honour at the course.
(A new statue was built in the late 1940s after the original was melted down for metal in World War II).
In 1975, a canola (rapeseed) plant statue was built alongside the Yellowhead in the centre of the town of Maidstone.
When the statue was built, at a total cost in those days of about $150,0000 (the Queen paid for half of the $6,0000 statue of Albert herself), it was declared a worthy monument to a man more appreciated in death than in life (except by his wife).
The statue was built in 1974 to celebrate the Canadian Turtle Derby, a festival including turtle races that ran from 1972 2001.
According to the French archaeologist Monsieur de Penhouët, the statue was built by Moorish soldiers in the Roman army.
The statue was built in about five weeks by Matt Pearson of the Minneapolis-based company Atomic Props and Effects.
Eight days on from 1 April, the paper published a business supplement page lead about a 50-metre banjo statue being built in the city to rival Gateshead's Angel of the North.
Relics in the touring exhibit will eventually be enshrined in a 500-foot Maitreya Buddha statue being built in Northern India.
