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Video: 'The Awakening,' On the Move

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WHAT DOES IT TAKE to move a massive five-piece sculpture whose parts weigh up to 1,400 pounds? Lots of manpower and equipment, including massive wrenches, flatbed trucks, a barge and a crane.

The process of uprooting "The Awakening," the sculpture that adorned Hains Point in the District for nearly three decades, and moving it to the new National Harbor development in Prince George's County came in stages. Videographer Akira Hakuta of washingtonpost.com watched the crew at work and filed the video report above.

» "'The Awakening' Finally Moves" [WaPo]

Posted by Greg Barber at 8:16 AM on February 21, 2008
Tagged in Free Ride , Maryland , Prince George's County , The District , Top Stories
Comments (1)

  • fun video...

    I arrived and snapped some shots of the fragmented figure on the flatbed trucks
    snapped some shots a few minutes before they rolled away

    missed the removal
    the video makes it complete in my head

    awesome!

    thanks
    -zilla
    www.gwadzilla.blogspot.com
    a bicycle blog
    that forgot about the bike and focused on The Awakening for the last week

    Posted by gwadzilla | February 21, 2008 2:15 PM
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