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Summary

Camera location33° 29′ 35.46″ N, 86° 47′ 39.79″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Object

Giuseppe Moretti: Vulcan God of Fire & Metals   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Giuseppe Moretti  (1857–1935)  wikidata:Q5565469
 
Alternative names
Giuseppe Moretti (scultore)
Description Italian sculptor
Date of birth/death 3 February 1857 Edit this at Wikidata 21 February 1935 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Siena Edit this at Wikidata Sanremo Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q5565469
Title
Vulcan God of Fire & Metals
Description
Vulcan is the largest cast iron statue in the world. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, it stands 56 feet tall and weighs 60 tons. It was created by Guiseppe Moretti in 1904.
Date May 1904
date QS:P571,+1904-05-00T00:00:00Z/10
Medium cast iron
medium QS:P186,Q483269
Current location
Vulcan Park & Museum, Vulcan Rd, Birmingham, AL

Photograph

Description Image of the front of Vulcan, the largest cast iron statue in the world, located in Birmingham, AL, lightly dusted with the first day of snow, January 19, 2008.
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Source Own work
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current16:52, 26 February 2016Thumbnail for version as of 16:52, 26 February 2016433 × 789 (89 KB)Earthsoundslightly adjusted levels to correct color balance
03:06, 5 October 2011Thumbnail for version as of 03:06, 5 October 2011433 × 789 (91 KB)Earthsound

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