This picture was taken of an enormous bronze statue on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk. The plaque next to said this: “From the earliest of times humans have been awed by the power of the sea. Early civilizations declared it the domain of a major mythologival deity the god of the sea! To the Greeks Poseidon… To the Romans Neptune. The Statue was cast in bronze by the taditional old lost wax process in Ningbo, China. The National Search for the artist resulted in the selection of Paul DiPasquale of Richmond, VA. Neptune stands as the protector of citizen and visitor and is symbolic of the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival which takes place annually in the month of September.” Here are a few STUDIO_GRAPHICS posters in dedication of this statue. You must see this statue.
- Height: 34ft
Heads: 6.5 ft
Shoulders: 12 ft across
Weight: 12.5 tons
Loggerhead Turtle: 11ft