The Pysynka - Vegreville AB
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PeterNoG
N 53° 29.503 W 112° 02.193
12U E 431230 N 5927472
Billed as the World's Largest Easter Egg, this Roadside Attraction is in a park off 48th Street in Vegreville, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WMM42Z
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 07/17/2014
Views: 11
The Pysynka is 25.7 feet long and 18 feet wide. The 2,000 pound aluminum skin is mounted on a 3,000 pound internal structure which rests on a 27,000 pound concrete and steel base. The Pysynka is mounted at a 30° angle and turns in the wind like a weather vane. It was built in 1974 to honour the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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