Pegasus and Dragon
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States | |
Designer | Strassacker, Germany |
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Type | Statue |
Material | Bronze, steel |
Length | 200 feet (61 m) |
Width | 115 feet (35 m) |
Height | 100 ft (30 m) |
Beginning date | April 5, 2013 |
Completion date | December 6, 2014 |
Opening date | 2016[citation needed] |
Dedicated to | Pegasus and Dragon |
Pegasus and Dragon is a 110-foot (34 m) tall statue of
Construction
The statue, based on the ideas of Frank Stronach (whose The Stronach Group owns Gulfstream Park), was announced in 2012 as part of a long-term expansion of Gulfstream Park that also included condominiums and more grandstands for the horse racing track.[3] In 2013 further details emerged showing that Pegasus was to be in the pose of stomping on a dragon. The German bronze casting company Strassacker designed, planned and built the sculpture in cooperation with the engineering specialist Stark, the steel manufacturing company Wendeler and a Chinese bronze casting company, which was necessary to realize the high volume of bronze pieces.[4] Construction on the site started on April 5 supervised by Strassacker and with Skanska overseeing construction.[5] The statue was pre-cast and shipped in from China in 23 packing containers and the steel beams were shipped in 23 shipping containers from Germany after being made by Wendeler. The project cost $30 million.[6] By December 6, 2014 construction of the statues was completed with work on the surrounding landscaping and water features remaining to be done in the summer of 2015.[7] Work on lighting for the fountain show and dragon's fire breath began in late 2015. The complex opened in spring 2016.[8]
References
- ^ McCaughan, Sean (October 10, 2013). "This Will Be Gulfstream Park's Ridiculously Huge Pegasus-Killing-Dragon Lawn Ornament". Miami Curbed. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Bryan, Susannah (December 11, 2015). "Pegasus lights up with Vegas-like show fountain". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ McCaughan, Sean (November 29, 2012). "Gulfstream Park Plans Huge Expansion, Giant Pegasus Statue". Miami Curbed. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Pegasus and Dragon" (PDF). Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Massive statue part of Gulfstream expansion plan". Local 10 News. March 28, 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Eyes on the Future: Gulfstream Plans Way to 'Move Beyond' Racing". Paulick Report. November 5, 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Teproff, Carli (December 1, 2014). "It's no myth: A giant Pegasus at Gulfstream Park turns heads, slays dragon". Miami Herald. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Raper, Leigh (2016-04-08). "The 110-Foot Pegasus Living It Up In South Florida". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2020-01-13.