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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

Vulcan Symbolizes the Spirit and Embodies a Legacy for Birmingham

Telling the story of Birmingham’s past, present and future

The largest cast iron statue in the world, the Vulcan statue is the main feature of Vulcan Park and Museum in Birmingham, Alabama. This statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metals, has overlooked Alabama’s largest city from atop Red Mountain since the 1930s. The statue wasn’t ever meant to soar above Birmingham […]

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The Rotary Trail Transforms an Abandoned Railroad into a Pedestrian Greenspace

Connecting Birmingham Across the Eras

A prominent “Rotary Trail in the Magic City” sign welcomes visitors to the linear park in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. It’s the most notable element of a greenspace that has transformed what was an abandoned railroad cut into a park that attracts both residents and visitors. However, that sign is just one element of the Rotary […]

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The Bullring Bull Becomes a Symbol for Birmingham and a Shopping Centre Attraction

One of the World's Top Public Works of Art

As the United Kingdom’s largest city center-based shopping complex, Bull Ring & Grand Central attracts audiences from all across the city and the United Kingdom. Located in central Birmingham, thousands of people visit the complex on a daily basis, but the “Bullring Bull” has provided those visitors with something far more profound to experience. In […]

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