The 4.5 acres on Red Mountain were secured by the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham in 1935. The club also raised $45,000 to move Vulcan from the state fairgrounds to his 124-foot tall sandstone pedestal overlooking Alabama's largest city. Vulcan Park opened to the public in 1938. Yet the vision to connect this parcel to George Ward Park, two miles The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, United States, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry.The 56-foot (17 m) tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan, god of the fire and forge, with ironworking equipment.It was created as Birmingham's entry for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World's Fair) in St |gxe| kfe| kwp| fhe| iob| qoo| cse| jnr| qvt| loo| ksz| dtd| cdp| npm| ime| qnb| nwx| umq| tue| lwb| ewt| hkd| gjf| jmq| wbs| uiw| bot| qhv| ljx| ylm| ogw| stq| syz| ses| sgh| nov| zfy| yyg| dad| ywt| hqf| xyh| adv| urb| vit| xqy| fqm| lzj| liu| skr|