Editing Vulcan statue (section)

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{{Infobox NRHP | name =''Vulcan'' statue
| image =Vulcan_statue_Birmingham_AL_2008_snow_retouched.jpg
| image_size = 225px
| caption = ''Vulcan''
| location= [[Red Mountain (Alabama)|Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama]]
| coordinates = {{coord|33|29|30.18|N|86|47|43.86|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = USA Alabama Birmingham#Alabama#USA
| built =1904, 1939
| customarchitect_title=Sculptor
| customarchitect=Giuseppe Moretti
| architecture=
| added = July 6, 1976
  | area = {{convert|4|acre}}
  | refnum = 76000333<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}

The '''''Vulcan'' statue''' is the largest [[cast iron]] statue in the world, and is the city symbol of  [[Birmingham, Alabama]], United States, reflecting its roots in the [[Iron and steel industry in the United States|iron and steel industry]]. The {{convert|56|ft|m|0|adj=on}} tall statue depicts the [[Roman mythology|Roman god]] [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]], god of the fire and forge, with ironworking equipment. It was created as Birmingham's entry for the [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition]] (1904 World's Fair) in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. While it is the world's largest made of iron, it is also among [[List of the tallest statues in the United States|the nation's tallest statues]] of any kind.<ref name=times/>