Blaze the Dragon (Birmingham, Alabama)
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The Blaze statue is a 16-foot-long, smoke-breathing concrete statue of UAB's "Blaze" mascot located on the pedestrian plaza outside the south entrance to Bartow Arena.
The statue was proposed as part of a series of "new campus traditions" developed by the Commission on UAB Traditions. The UAB National Alumni Society raised the $30,000 needed to commission the green and gold-painted sculpture from Homosassa, Florida artist T. J. Neil. It was dedicated on April 29, 2008.
The 7,000 pound statue stands 9 feet tall and 16 feet long and sits on a 14 by 7 feet-wide pedestal 18-inches tall. It is illuminated by four green floodlights at night.
The statue was proposed as part of a series of "new campus traditions" developed by the Commission on UAB Traditions. The UAB National Alumni Society raised the $30,000 needed to commission the green and gold-painted sculpture from Homosassa, Florida artist T. J. Neil. It was dedicated on April 29, 2008.
The 7,000 pound statue stands 9 feet tall and 16 feet long and sits on a 14 by 7 feet-wide pedestal 18-inches tall. It is illuminated by four green floodlights at night.
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Coordinates: 33°30'5"N 86°48'31"W
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