Fremont Troll

Urbano en Seattle, Washington, United States

• Abierto todo el año
• Duración típica: 1h

Acceso y tarifas

• entrada gratuita (tarifa: ninguno)

Qué hacer

• climb on sculpture
• learn local art history
• neighborhood walking
• photography at sculpture
• public-art viewing
• troll's knoll garden
• walk around sculpture

Antes de ir

• commercial image use restricted — artists hold copyright; written permission required for commercial use of troll images
• respect residential neighbors — visitor noise and traffic have caused friction with nearby residents

Eventos y temporadas

• fremont fair public vote (historical) (temporada: June 1990) — original design vote; not ongoing

Características

• 18 ft concrete sculpture (altura: 18 ft (5.5 m) · weight: 13,000 lb (5,900 kg) · materials: steel rebar, wire, concrete)
• embedded volkswagen beetle — actual car, filled with concrete after vandalism
• mixed-media construction (materials: steel rebar, wire, concrete)
• real volkswagen beetle prop (license plate: California) — original time capsule stolen
• stairway to top (funding: Move Seattle levy · rebuilt: September 2023)
• under aurora bridge (street: N. 36th St at Troll Ave N.)

Cerca de aquí

• george washington memorial bridge (also known as: Aurora Bridge)
• troll avenue n. — road renamed 2005 in honor of sculpture

Datos útiles

• built 1990 (duración: approx. 7 weeks, Sept to Thanksgiving 1990)
• commercial image rights — artists hold copyright; non-profit use free; commercial use requires permission
• community-voted public art (vote: 1990 Fremont Fair · result: won six-to-one)
• open-air, no hours (acceso: street level, always accessible)
• stairway rebuilt 2023 (date: September 2023 · funding: Move Seattle levy)

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-Y2G1-79R0Q

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