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the statue has arrived !!!
and is now in place.
a temporary house will will be framed around it
to protect it during the remaining months of construction.
LINKS TO NEWS ARTICLES AND VIDEO:
Ch 10 WPLG-TV
http://www.justnews.com/video/25683889/index.html
Ch 7 WSVN-TV
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21002695414298/
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(photo taken 11/08/2010)
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the statue (below) as originally seen from a statuary in northeast China.
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the statue base being unloaded from a trailer to be temporarily stored prior to being moved to the project site. |
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a forklift operator carefully unloading base at storage yard in Miami
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Yes!, we have it and a big smile and thumbs up from
Florida Rigging & Crane Company and Miami Transfer Company.
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the base in the storage yard |
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the statue had to be shipped lying on its back
due to height limitations of the trailer. |
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a clever bit of rigging to hoist the statue |
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the statue being unloaded for storage
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the largest forklift available was used
with sufficient counterweight to hold the very heavy statue
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the statue being placed next to the base for temporary storage.
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some of the rebar and reinforcing for the statue
prior a pouring a lot of concrete
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a mockup of the height of the statue was used to plan
the movement of the statue into its place
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a view from the south side of the platform and the
massive amount of steel reinforcing used to make sure
the beam will hold the substantial weight of the statue
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the concrete being poured |
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after pouring the concrete, the beam cured for a minimum
of 28 days, to be at full strength for placement of the statue
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a view of the platform awaiting the statues arrival on site
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