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Veterans Memorial just got a little bronzer today with the installation of a new 8-foot tall 600-pound statue of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger himself was on site for the dedication, along with International Sports Hall of Fame founder Dr. Robert Goldman, sculpter Ralph Crawford, Franklin County Commissioners Marilyn Brown and John O’Grady, Franklin County Veterans Memorial President of the Board of Directors John Raphael and Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman.
The placement at Veterans Memorial is fitting, given that the venue has hosted the Arnold Sports Festival since 1989, and has hosted other bodybuilding events involving Schwarzenegger since 1970. The statue was placed on the front lawn at Vet’s Memorial.
The 24th Annual Arnold Sports Festival takes place March 1st through the 4th, which hosts over 18,000 athlete and 175,000 attendees in Downtown Columbus, which generates over $42 million in visitor spending.
More information can be found online at www.arnoldsportsfestival.com.
I don’t think anyone’s crabby Billiejean I think we all just want to make sure the statue is erected in the best possible place!
Where would be a better place for it?
I’m an actual vet and I’m not bothered by this at all. I’m willing to bet very few vets care about it either.
While the statue is certainly not ideal, it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. I think we should make the most of it and see what creative pictures we can get with it. It could be a thing- when you come to Columbus, you have to get a picture with the ridiculous statue.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2012/03/05/arnold-schwarzenegger-henry-winkler-and-more-stars-with-statues-photos.html#slide2
It was dressed up in St Patty’s attire for the Irish Family reunion. I liked it. I wanted to photograph it, but I was already in the car and no place to stop for a quick photo.