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25-MAR-2014 Ruth Voorhis

Golden Boy and Tower

In bright daylight...

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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John S. 22-Apr-2014 03:48
Very beautiful picture.
Barry Ailetcher05-Apr-2014 21:01
wonderful image Ruth
Ed Duverger04-Apr-2014 16:15
Excellent detail.
Ann04-Apr-2014 06:16
Super, crisp, clear image Ruth. Great info as well.
Paul Milholland04-Apr-2014 03:14
Really good sharpness, Ruth.
Bea.04-Apr-2014 02:22
It looks so very elegant, nicely taken Ruth.
Laura Milholland04-Apr-2014 00:07
Super detail and I love all the info you provided as well. How cool that they put a light in his torch! Lovely shot, Ruth.
Guest 03-Apr-2014 23:19
very pretty building
Guest 03-Apr-2014 22:46
Lovely image Ruth and I do like the information you have provided, I always find this very interesting.
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