Vulcan - The God Of Metals
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| This gigantic statue, the largest cast figure in the world, is located in Vulcan Park atop Red Mountain overlooking Birmingham, Ala. The statue is made of Birmingham iron and stands 55 feet from foot to outstretched arm and weighs a total of one hundred tons. The head along weighs six tons-its foot 5 tons and the thumb 170 lbs. It is mounted on the base 124 ft. high made of Red Mountain Limestone quarried from the mountain on which it stands. The total height of the base and statue is 179 feet. The statue was cast in Birmingham in 1903 from iron ore taken from Red Mountain and was sent to St. Louis in 1904 for exhibit during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Upon its return it was placed in the Fair Grounds where it remained until 1935, at which time thru the work and cooperation of the Birmingham Kiwanis and the City Commission it was placed atop Red Mountain where it stands today, a symbol to the Magic City. Steel Center of the South. |
