[MOVED] Albertosaurus - Chinook Centre - Calgary, Alberta
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N 50° 59.870 W 114° 04.416
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**In 2018, sculpture was moved to pathway near TELUS Spark science centre.**This statue of Albertosaurus is located at one of the primary entrances to Chinook Centre in Calgary, Alberta
Waymark Code: WM1Y98
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 08/02/2007
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This is a full-scale model of an Albertosaurus - a smaller cousin of the T-Rex Raptor - fashioned entirely from more than 600 farm machinery parts found in Alberta scrap heaps and junkyards.
Although this sculpture is freely adapted, it is based on the extensive research from critical sources such as 'The Complete T-Rex', written by Phillip Currie - paleontologist at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller.
A series of Albertosaurus footprints cast in bronze and glass - created by High River artist, Rocky Barstad - lead you from the Macleod Trail parking lot to the base of the giant sculpture.
The dinosaur spans 27 feet and rises 20 feet from the ground floor, inside Chinook Centre's main entrance.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Albertosaurus
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Russell Zeid
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2000
Materials used: Waste Scrap Metal
Location: Chinook Centre shopping mall
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