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  2. Category:Statues in Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Statues in Minnesota" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Hiawatha and ...

  3. Nevis Tiger Muskie - Wikipedia

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    The Nevis Tiger Muskie is a sculpture located at 114-122 Bunyan Trails Rd, Nevis, Minnesota. [1] The sculpture is known as the world's largest tiger muskie. [2] It is a representation of the tiger muskellunge, a carnivorous fish found in local waters. It is 30 feet and 6 inches long, and made of cedar and redwood covered with cement scales. [3]

  4. Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox - Wikipedia

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    Two giant statues were unveiled at the event: one of Bunyan and the other of his giant blue ox, Babe; the pair were to serve as carnival mascots. [3] Babe was brought into town on a Grinols Implement & Fuel Co. truck arranged so that its exhaust exited through Babe's nostrils. The statues were designed by Lennord L. Pitney of Park Rapids ...

  5. Progress of the State - Wikipedia

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    The Progress of the State quadriga at the base of the Minnesota State Capitol dome.. Progress of the State is the title of a group of sculptural figures that sits above the south portico, at the main entrance to the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, the state capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota.

  6. Statue of Christopher Columbus (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

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    A bronze statue of Christopher Columbus was installed on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1931. The 10-foot statue was created by Italian American Carlo “Charles” Brioschi.

  7. Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace) - Wikipedia

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    Although the sculptor had died in 1955, the statue was renamed Vision of Peace in 1994 at a special community ceremony involving three major Minnesota Native American tribes. The statue weighs approximately 60 tons, stands 38 feet high, and was carved from creamy white Mexican onyx using Milles’ full-scale model.

  8. Hermann Heights Monument - Wikipedia

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    The monument rises above New Ulm. This statue commemorates the German victory over the Romans at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, a symbol of German patriotism.. While Arminius had been known in Germany since the rediscovery of the writings of Tacitus in the 15th century, German Protestant intellectuals in the first half of the 18th century christened him "Hermann Deutsch" and promoted his ...

  9. Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis) - Wikipedia

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    The nave is lighted by five large arched stained glass windows. The nave has a barrel vault of 82 feet (25 m), exceeding that of the St. Peter's Basilica by two feet. The sanctuary , at the north end of the nave, is topped with a grand dome measuring 40 square feet (3.7 m 2 ) at the base and rising 138 feet (42 m) above the floor.