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Giant Bronze Elephant Stands Upside Down in Union Square : Slideshow

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Artist Miquel Barceló.
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Artist Miquel Barceló.
The sculpture is 26 feet tall.
Marlon Bishop/WNYC
The sculpture is 26 feet tall.
It weighs five tons.
Marlon Bishop/WNYC
It weighs five tons.
Barceló consulted with engineers to make sure the statue wouldn't fall under any circumstance.
Marlon Bishop/WNYC
Barceló consulted with engineers to make sure the statue wouldn't fall under any circumstance.
Some passersby gawked and took photos. Others hardly noticed the addition to Union Square Park.
Marlon Bishop/WNYC
Some passersby gawked and took photos. Others hardly noticed the addition to Union Square Park.

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