Visser - Rotterdam - The Netherlands
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eikenboom
N 51° 53.880 E 004° 27.940
31U E 600844 N 5750708
A 10 m (33 feet) tall skeletal sculpture of a fishing man
Waymark Code: WMJM7X
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 12/03/2013
Views: 21
Thsi place is well known as a fishing spot and to commemorate this, this huge statue was built.
The location is known as het Charloisse Hoofd.
Then sculpture was crafted out of 1000 meters of steel strips sized 6 x 75 millimeters, based on a computerized wire model.
The length of the fishing rod is 22 meters (73 feet).
The sculpture was designed by artist/architect Ger C. Bout (born 1950) and constructed with the help of students of various craftmanship schools in Rotterdam.
It was erected in September 2006 during the world harbor days
A cache is located nearby:
GC49QH7 Traditional Cache De Visser aan het Hoofd
Title of Piece: Visser
Artist: Ger C. Bout
Material/Media: steel
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Charloisse Hoofd
Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link]
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