World’s Largest Cast-Iron Statue: world record in Birmingham, Alabama

World’s Largest Cast-Iron Statue: world record in Birmingham,  Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, United States--Designed by Italian artist Giuseppe Moretti and cast from local iron in 1904, Vulcan, Birmingham Alabama’s colossal statue is considered one of the most memorable works of civic art in the United States; the 56-foot (17 m) tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan, god of the...

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