The Giant is a proposed concept that would be the world's tallest moving statue.[1] Inspired by Gulliver's Travels,[2] the work was spearheaded by Paddy Dunning with support from the Berlin-based architecture studio Dan Pearlman and Enterprise Ireland.[3][4]
The sculpture is designed to sing, speak, and move its arms and head.[5] The Giant Company hopes to display the statue in 21 cities in 2021. Selected cities have reportedly included Phoenix, Arizona.[6] Others which have expressed interest include Belfast, Berlin, Dubai, Dublin, Las Vegas, London, New York, and Singapore.[7]
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References edit
- ^ Audley, Fiona. "Meet The Giant - the world's tallest moving statue, built by Irish hands". The Irish Post. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Donohoe, Amy (2021-03-15). "World's tallest moving statue that can morph into different forms set for Dublin". DublinLive. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Montgomery, Elizabeth. "A giant, shape-shifting statue that talks could be coming to Phoenix. Here's what we know". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Slattery, Laura. "Irish company invites visitors to stand on shoulders of the Giant". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Simpson, Claire (2021-03-16). "Entrepreneur looks for site to host world's tallest moving statue". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "City has had no official inquiry from company allegedly planning to bring 'Giant' statue to Phoenix". 12news.com. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "21 cities express interest in building Irishman's massive moving statue". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
External links edit
- The Giant Company
- A Very Tall Tale on YouTube (BBC Click, July 7, 2021)
- Get a first look at ‘The Giant’ statue coming to 21 cities across the globe (May 11, 2021), Today.com
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