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Vulcan, the Roman god of metalwork and the forge, is a giant cast iron statue standing 56 feet tall. Birmingham leaders commissioned the statue to represent their new, growing city at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. After a smashing success at the fair, it was brought home to Birmingham.
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