Golden Driller

Golden Driller

The Golden Driller is a 76 foot tall (23 meter), 43,500 pound [cite web | title=Expo Square History | work=ExpoSquare.com | url=http://www.exposquare.com/history.htm| accessdate=january 17 | accessyear=2006] statue of an oil worker, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Although it is claimed to be the "largest free standing statue in the world", [cite web | title=The Golden Driller | work=BestofTulsa.com | url=http://bestoftulsa.com/landmarks/golden_driller.shtml| accessdate=January 17 | accessyear=2006] there are many taller statues.

Overview

It was originally built in 1953 by the Mid-Continent Supply Company of Fort Worth for the International Petroleum Exposition. Six years later, it was temporarily erected again for the 1959 show. Due to the positive attention it attracted, the company donated the statue to the Tulsa County Fairgrounds Trust Authority, which had it permanently installed in front of the Tulsa Expo Center for the 1966 International Petroleum Exposition. The statue's right hand rests on an oil derrick which had been moved from a depleted oil field in Seminole, Oklahoma.

An inscription at the base of the statue reads, "The Golden Driller, a symbol of the International Petroleum Exposition. Dedicated to the men of the petroleum industry who by their vision and daring have created from God's abundance a better life for mankind."

In 1979, the Golden Driller was adopted by the Oklahoma Legislature as the state monument.

As part of an online promotional contest sponsored by Kimberly-Clark in October 2006, the Golden Driller was named the grand prize as a top ten "quirkiest destination" in the United States, winning its nominator a $90,000 international vacation for two. [cite web|title=Tulsa's Golden Driller Honored|url=http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=113119|work=KOTV.com|accessdate=October 25|access year=2006]

See also

* List of statues by height

References

External links

* [http://www.exposquare.com/ Expo Square] - Home of the Golden Driller
* [http://zippythepinhead.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=24-May-05&Category_Code=ma2005&Product_Count=20 Golden Driller appearance] in Zippy the Pinhead comic strip from May 24, 2005


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Golden Joystick Awards — Golden Joystick Award  ежегодная церемония награждения за лучшие компьютерные игры. Организуется с 1983 года британской медиа компанией EMAP (англ.)русск., издателем таких журналов как Computer and Video Games, Sinclair User и Official… …   Википедия

  • Mr. Driller: Drill Land — Cover art Developer(s) Namco Publisher(s) Namco …   Wikipedia

  • Tulsa, Oklahoma — Tulsa redirects here. For other uses, see Tulsa (disambiguation). City of Tulsa   City   Skyline of Downtown Tulsa …   Wikipedia

  • Tulsa Expo Center — Infobox Historic building name = QuikTrip Center Exposition Center head label = Original name head = Exposition Center caption = map type = latitude = longitude = location town = Tulsa, Oklahoma location country = flagicon|United States United… …   Wikipedia

  • Chili Bowl (race) — For other uses, see Chili Bowl (disambiguation). Tony Stewart racing at the 2008 Chili Bowl The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is an indoor midget car racing event. It takes place at the Tulsa Expo Center in January, two weeks after Christmas …   Wikipedia

  • Novelty architecture — Randy s Donuts in Inglewood, California, built in 1954 …   Wikipedia

  • Oil Capital of the World — The title of Oil Capital of the World is often used to refer to Tulsa, Oklahoma,[1][2] and more recently to Houston, Texas.[3][4] In mid 19th century, when Pennsylvania was the first center of petroleum production, Pittsburgh[ …   Wikipedia

  • Neighborhoods of Tulsa, Oklahoma — Main article: Tulsa, Oklahoma Contents 1 Downtown 1.1 Brady Arts District 1.2 Blue Dome District 1.3 East Village …   Wikipedia

  • Abel Ferrara — Infobox Actor name = Abel Ferrara birthdate = birth date and age|1951|7|19 birthplace = The Bronx, New York yearsactive = 1971 present occupation = director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor, cinematographerAbel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951… …   Wikipedia

  • Optimus Prime — is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”