Paper artist transforms historical landmarks into silly scenes

Where will he go next?
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Samantha Scelzo
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What if the Colosseum was invaded by a giant octopus squirming its legs in and out of the columns? Or how would the statue of David look in a pair of boxers?

London-based paper artist and photographer Rich McCor, who goes by "Paperboyo," looks at landmarks and statues like these, and uses paper to reimagine them in fun and silly ways.

McCor transforms these works of art by adding a simple paper cutout in the foreground of the photographs. With only one piece of paper, the tourist attractions are reborn.

He draws on inspiration from everything from pop culture...

...to history...

...to anything in between to create his quirky pieces.

You can see which corner of the world he'll revamp next by joining the impressive group of followers on his Instagram.

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Samantha Scelzo

Samantha was a Watercooler Web Culture & Lifestyle intern at Mashable. Follow her on Twitter @samiscelz.

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