Big Merino
Concrete sculpture in Goulburn, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Big Merino is a 15.2 metres (50 ft) tall concrete statue of a merino ram located in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It is the tallest statue in Australia and Oceania
It was modelled after Rambo, a stud ram that lived on a local property.[1]
| Big Merino | |
|---|---|
 The Big Merino in 2011 | |
| Completion date | 1985 |
| Medium | Concrete |
| Subject | Merino |
| Dimensions | 15.2 m (50 ft) tall |
| Weight | 97 tonnes (95 long tons; 107 short tons) |
| Location | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia |
The Big Merino was built near the Hume Highway in 1985.[2] In 1992 the highway rerouted to bypass the town of Goulburn, which resulted in 40 fewer busloads of tourists visiting the Big Merino each day.[3] On 26 May 2007, the Big Merino was moved to a location closer to the new Hume Highway to increase visitor numbers, and is now located near the freeway interchange at a service station.[4]
Inside the Big Merino is a gift shop, an exhibition on the history of wool in Australia, and an observatory in the ram's eyes.[5]
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