Night Wing (Austin, Texas)

from the Austin Chronicle:

"Officially titled "Night Wing," the rotating, purple metal sculpture of a bat in flight by Dale Whistler at the corner of South Congress & Barton Springs Road honors Austin's most famous part-time residents. Every evening around sundown from mid-March through October, 1.5 million Mexican free-tail bats soar off into the night, in columns that look like wisps of smoke."

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Categories: statue
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Coordinates:  30°15'32"N 97°44'47"W

Comments

  • This sculpture was funded privately by the surrounding property owners and the Downtown Austin Alliance. The City contributed construction assistance and other in-kind support.
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