''The World's Largest Lobster'' () is a concrete and reinforced steel sculpture in
Shediac
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, New Brunswick, Canada sculpted by Canadian artist
Winston Bronnum. Despite being known by its name ''The World's Largest Lobster'', it is not actually the largest lobster sculpture.
Description
The sculpture is 11 metres long and 5 metres tall, weighing 90 tonnes.
The sculpture was commissioned by the Shediac
Rotary Club
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as a tribute to the town's lobster fishing industry.
The sculpture took three years to complete,
at a cost of $170,000.
It attracts 500,000 visitors per year.
Contrary to popular belief, this is not actually the "World's Largest Lobster" as that title went to the ''
Big Lobster'' sculpture in Kingston, South Australia, until 2015 when
Qianjiang, Hubei, China built a 100-tonne lobster/crayfish.
See also
*
List of world's largest roadside attractions
*''
Betsy the Lobster'', another large lobster sculpture
References
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1990 sculptures
Sculptures of crustaceans
Buildings and structures in Westmorland County, New Brunswick
True lobsters
Outdoor sculptures in Canada
Roadside attractions in Canada
Shediac
Steel sculptures in Canada
1990 establishments in New Brunswick
Animal sculptures in Canada
Colossal statues in Canada