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Some of the 5,000 figures made out of ice form the Minimum Monument, a major exhibition by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo, part of Birmingham City Council's World War One Commemorations, on the steps of the city's Chamberlain Square, Birmingham. (Photo by Rui Vieira/PA Images via Getty Images)

Some of the 5,000 figures made out of ice form the Minimum Monument, a major exhibition by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo, part of Birmingham City Council's World War One Commemorations, on the steps of the city's Chamberlain Square, Birmingham.   (Photo by Rui Vieira/PA Images via Getty Images)