The World's Largest Lobster
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| Artist | Winston Bronnum |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Concrete statue |
| Location | Shediac, New Brunswick |
| Owner | Town of Shediac |
Winston Bronnum with his sculpture
The World's Largest Lobster (French: Le plus grand homard du monde) is a concrete and reinforced steel statue by Canadian artist Winston Bronnum. The statue is 11 metres long and 5 metres tall, weighing 90 tonnes.[1] The sculpture was commissioned by the Shediac Rotary Club as a tribute to the town's lobster fishing industry[2] The sculpture took three years to complete.[2] at a cost of $170,000.[3] It attracts 500,000 visitors per year.[2]Contrary to popular belief, this is not actually the "World's Largest Lobster" as that title goes to the Big Lobster statue in Rosetown, South Australia.
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- ↑ "The World's Largest Lobster". Tourism New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Town of Shediac". Big Things. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Shediac's Lobster and Fisherman". CBC Digital Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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