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An Artist's Flight: Creating North America's Largest Metal Eagle Sculpture - YouTubeAn Artist’s Flight: Creating North America’s Largest Metal Eagle Sculpture
Welcome to 2012, the year we “Fly on the Edge” at Dollywood! We have tried to keep the element below a secret as long as possible. Well, we are ready to let you in on yet another historic announcement for Dollywood's Wild Eagle.
It’s only fitting that Wild Eagle has its very own watch guard, or should I say look out eagle.
Enjoy…
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—To accompany the historic opening of Wild Eagle, the country’s first steel wing coaster in March 2012, Dollywood theme park commissioned the country’s largest flying eagle steel sculpture which features a horizontal wing span equivalent to a four-story building.
Created by Canadian metal sculptor Kevin Stone, the one-of-a-kind three-dimensional sculpture weighs more than two tons and is made primarily of stainless steel. It includes the individual creation and welding of thousands of intricate feathers.
“When we initially conceptualized the art piece, we wanted it stand as a sentinel to beckon would-be riders to Wild Eagle but also celebrate our Smoky Mountains heritage,” Dollywood’s Director of Construction and Development Brian Dudash said. “The sculpture is rugged and natural and certainly compliments its environment and the surrounding architecture.”
Stone worked for six months creating the sculpture in Metal Animation Studio in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Once ready for installation at Dollywood, the $250,000 sculpture will travel five days in three semi-trucks. Stone will travel to Tennessee to oversee the sculpture’s installation in mid-February.
The eagle’s head hovers more than two stories above the entrance to Dollywood’s Wild Eagle coaster in the park’s Wilderness Pass area. The eagle sculpture is symbolically posed with outstretched talons, ready to swoop down, and its keen eyes focused precisely on its prey. From tip to tip, its wingspan measures 42 feet.
You will be able to read the full press release later today. Until then please check out the first video episode of, “An Artist’s Flight: Creating North America’s Largest Metal Eagle Sculpture.”
Wird sicher imposant wenn da so eine Skulptur mit fast 13 Metern Spannweite über dem Eingang trohnt!