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. It was created as Birmingham's entry for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World's Fair) in St. Louis, Missouri. While it is the world's largest made of iron, it is also among the nation's tallest statues of any kind.[2]
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advisor. The group of advisors she led called itself the Vulcans in honor of the monumental Vulcanstatue, which sits on a hill overlooking her hometown of Birmingham...
marble while in Alabama during 1903. He was working on the massive Vulcanstatue for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, commissioned by the Commercial...
Birmingham's famous Vulcanstatue, which was originally cast in 1904 by J. R. McWane's foundry and is the largest cast iron statue in the world. The Alabama...
Rights District. The Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark and the Vulcanstatue and museum that overlooks the city and provides views from atop Red...
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businessman (d. 1915) 1857 – Giuseppe Moretti, Italian sculptor, designed the Vulcanstatue (d. 1935) 1859 – Hugo Junkers, German engineer, designed the Junkers...
passes by downtown Birmingham, southbound travelers have a view of the Vulcanstatue atop Red Mountain. At the north edge of downtown, I-65 reaches the I-20/I-59...
6 1896 Government Sheffield City Centre Measured to the top of the Vulcanstatue on its roof, the Renaissance Revival style clocktower of the Town Hall...
Association's Birmingham Iron Men which was scheduled to raise funds for the Vulcanstatue then being cast for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition that summer in...
group, but were never actually members. The name "The Vulcans" alludes to a huge statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking, in Rice's home...
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