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Prometheus
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Prometheus is a gilded cast bronze sculpture completed in 1934 by Paul Manship, positioned above the lower plaza at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. Standing 18 feet tall and weighing 8 tons, the Art Deco work was cast by the Roman Bronze Works in Corona, Queens. The figure depicts the Titan Prometheus bringing fire to mankind, rendered in heroic form against the west wall of the sunken plaza fronting 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Visible from Fifth Avenue and framed by restaurants and a seasonal ice skating rink, Prometheus has become one of New York City's most iconic and photographed landmarks, drawing particular crowds during the winter holiday season.
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- Built
- Type
- sculpture
- Materials
- bronze
- Place
- United States
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