But we are wondering if you know the meaning behind some of them. There’s a story behind everything from The Walrus to Ambit, Men of Steel to the Keel Square wheel.
We have them all in a series of Sunderland Echo memories, as well as their background tale.
Read on for links to shipyards, Lewis Carroll, and Barbary Coast.
5. The Walrus
Some say that Lewis Carroll was so inspired by visits to Wearside, that he created some of his works. The walrus statue commemorates the stuffed walrus head which stood in the nearby Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. | se
6. Pathways of Knowledge
A huge pile of stone books featuring an inlaid mosaic of coloured glass is based on the theme of education and learning, linking the past with the present and can be found in front of St Peter's Campus. | se
7. The Red House
The Red House at North Sands is carved from red sandstone reclaimed from the old Queen Alexandra Bridge. The apparently ruined, life size house refers back to an earlier period when this part of the "Barbary Coast" was a flourishing community. | se
8. Men of Steel
Four eight-foot-tall steel men can be seen rolling giant lumps of coal up the riverbank next to the Stadium of Light. The work is a poignant tribute to Sunderland's industrial past. | se