Yangzhong Puffer Fish | |
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Year | 2013 |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | Puffer fish |
Location | Jiangsu Province, China |
32°11′50″N 119°49′40″E / 32.1973°N 119.8277°E |
The Yangzhong Puffer Fish, also known as the Puffer Fish Tower, is a 295-foot-long bronze statue in the shape of the puffer fish. Weighing 2,300 tons and reportedly costing $11 million, this statue sits on the banks of the Yangtze River in Yangzhong, Jiangsu, China. Work on this project was completed in 2013. [1] [2] [3] Yangzhong is a centre for pufferfish aquaculture and cuisine.
As of 2013 it was the largest steel-framework sculpture in China, and perhaps the entire world. [4]
Yangzhong Puffer Fish | |
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Year | 2013 |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | Puffer fish |
Location | Jiangsu Province, China |
32°11′50″N 119°49′40″E / 32.1973°N 119.8277°E |
The Yangzhong Puffer Fish, also known as the Puffer Fish Tower, is a 295-foot-long bronze statue in the shape of the puffer fish. Weighing 2,300 tons and reportedly costing $11 million, this statue sits on the banks of the Yangtze River in Yangzhong, Jiangsu, China. Work on this project was completed in 2013. [1] [2] [3] Yangzhong is a centre for pufferfish aquaculture and cuisine.
As of 2013 it was the largest steel-framework sculpture in China, and perhaps the entire world. [4]