ANSWERS

1. Venice
2. London
3. Volgograd
4. Washington
5. Rio de Janeiro
6. Newcastle-upon-Tyne
7. Copenhagen
8. Dublin
9. Barcelona 

The Statues are (Thanks to Janette):

The statues are as follows; 1 - Bartolomeo Colleoni 2- Nelson's Column 3- The Motherland Calls 4- Abraham Lincoln 5- Christ The Redeemer 6- God of the Tyne 7- Little Mermaid 8- Molly Malone 9- Christopher Columbus