Pegasus and Dragon is a 100-foot tall statue of Pegasus defeating a dragon in Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. It is the third-tallest statue in the United States*. It is also the world’s largest and tallest equine and European dragon statue. The Pegasus is poised with its front hoof on the neck of the dragon, which lies prostrate far below the level of the equine. The statue complex is 200 feet in length and 115 feet in width. Pegasus is made of 330 tons of steel and 132 tons of bronze. The dragon is made of 110 tons of steel and 132 tons of bronze.
At night the statue is home to a fountain show
featuring 13 musical pieces, 350 fog nozzles, 116 water nozzles, special LED
lighting and dragon breathing fire 20 feet during the show.
*Wikipedia lists Birth of the New World in Puerto Rico as tallest statue in the U.S. and the Statue of Liberty as the second tallest. |
Monday, June 15, 2020
PEGASUS AND DRAGON
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