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03-APR-2012 Ruth Voorhis

Golden Boy and Tower

In late afternoon sun...

From Wikipedia: "The Golden Boy (official name Eternal Youth) statue is 5.25 metres (17.2 feet) tall from the toe to the top of the torch and 4.27 metres (14 feet) from head to toe. It weighs 1650 kg (3,640 lb), and the top of his torch is 77 metres (250 feet) above ground. It is perched facing North on the dome of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and it is arguably Manitoba's best known symbol.

The statue was purchased by Manitoba Government from France. It was sculpted by Georges Gardet of Paris in 1918, and cast in bronze by the Barbidienne Foundry. It was placed in a ship's hold for transport to Canada. However, the ship was commandeered for service in World War I, so the statue remained in the ship's hold for the remainder of the war travelling back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean. The statue finally landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was shipped by train to Winnipeg, Manitoba where he was placed atop the Legislative Building on November 21, 1919.

In the 1940s the bronze statue was painted gold, before his first gilding with twenty-four carat gold in 1951. In 1966, the government of the Province of Manitoba had an electric lamp installed into the torch of the statue. The light on his torch was first lit on December 31, 1966 to mark Canada's centennial."


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Ann10-Apr-2012 16:55
Excellent lighting and clarity.
Guest 08-Apr-2012 17:32
Lovely!
Ed Duverger08-Apr-2012 16:36
Good sharpness.The lens does a fine job.
fotabug08-Apr-2012 14:09
Very nice!
Bea.08-Apr-2012 04:33
A handsome structure.
Laura Milholland07-Apr-2012 22:28
Wonderful detail in this, Ruth. Lots to look at. That afternoon light is marvelous.
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