MICHAEL JACKSON - HIStory
The Statue - Thursday, 15th June 1995
On 15th June 1995, Michael Jackson - 'The Statue' - will be sailing down the River Thames on a barge, towed along by a tug.
THE STATUE
Height:
10 metres.
Weight:
2,100 kilos with plinth.
Material:
A steel truss frame with fibreglass cladding.
Construction:
The statue took a team of 30 people working around the clock three months to build.
The Making Of:
The statues were built in Hertfordshire by the sculptor, Derek Haworth. Derek designed the statues by looking at photographs of Michael Jackson.
Number of Statues:
There are nine statues in total throughout Europe - London, Milan, Paris, Madrid, Prague, Zurich, Berlin, Vienna and Holland.
Route of Statue:
Down the River Thames.
Location:
The London statue will be moored by Tower Bridge. After seven days it will go on tour.
This is the first time an event of this kind has ever taken place on the River Thames.
All MJ's fans are being invited to demonstrate a show of support for Michael by turning up to witness this unique event. At 1:30pm on Thursday, Michael - 'The Statue' - will commence his journey from Tower Bridge, North Side (Tower of London) down the Thames and through Tower Bridge, which will open at 2:00pm.
To round off this exciting day, fans are reminded that the exclusive airing of Michael's new video for 'SCREAM' - which is breaking records around the world - will be shown on TOP OF THE POPS!
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I don't know where this was originally posted, but got this from MJNO, where Pompous Git posted a lot of info about HIStory era
