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The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, United States, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. The 56-foot (17 m) tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan , god of the fire and forge, with ironworking equipment.
English: Photograph of the Vulcan statue located in Birmingham, Alabama taken January 1990. This photograph shows how the statue looked prior to the 1999–2004 restoration. This photograph shows how the statue looked prior to the 1999–2004 restoration.
Alabama: Vulcan Park. Birmingham Vulcan Park is the place to go for a bird's-eye view of Birmingham, and the Vulcan statue that gives the park its name is pretty impressive in its own right: 56 ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of public art in Birmingham, Alabama, in the United States. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artworks in museums. Public art may include ...
For many years, the grounds were home to the Alabama State Fair. [1] State fairs in Alabama date back to the days of the Antebellum South. [2]The statue of Vulcan, was originally displayed at the fairgrounds, either whole or in pieces during its construction; it is now a Birmingham landmark atop Red Mountain.
In 1938, the giant cast-iron statue of the Roman god of the forge, Vulcan, which represented Birmingham in the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair was put on display atop a sandstone tower built by the Works Progress Administration. This is the world's largest cast-iron statue.
Watkins thought about Rickwood Field, the 114-year-old ballpark in his hometown Birmingham, Alabama, where Willie Mays got his start, and he called Major League Baseball with a pitch.
Notable among his works is Vulcan in Birmingham, Alabama, which is the largest cast iron statue in the world. [3] On a personal level, Moretti was "known for his eclectic personality and for always wearing a green tie," [1] but professionally, is claimed to be "the first man to use aluminum in art."