| The Golden Boy | |
|---|---|
| Eternal Youth and the Spirit of Enterprise | |
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| Artist | Georges Gardet |
| Year | 1918 |
| Medium | Gilded bronze statue |
| Dimensions | 525 cm (207 in) |
| Weight | 1,650 kg |
| Location | Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
The Golden Boy (official name: Eternal Youth and the Spirit of Enterprise)[1][2] is a northward-facing statue perched on the dome of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Arguably the province's best-known symbol,[3] the statue was modeled after the Roman god Mercury (Greek: Hermes) and is meant to represent the prosperity and entrepreneurial spirit of Manitoba.[1]
The statue depicts a nude young man running forward carrying a torch in one hand and a bundle of wheat in the other.
Weighing 1,650 kilograms (3,640 lb), it stands 5.25 metres (17.2 ft) tall from the toe to the top of the torch, and 4.27 metres (14.0 ft) from head to toe. When first installed, the tip of his torch—at 77 metres (253 ft) above ground—was the tallest point in all of Winnipeg.[4]
With the exception of several months in 2002 when the statue was lowered for restoration (including regilding), the Golden Boy has stood atop the Legislative Building since its opening.[3]
- ^ a b "Golden Boy fact sheet." Government of Manitoba.
- ^ "Did You Know? | Things to do in Winnipeg such as The Forks and Assiniboine Park Zoo | Destination Winnipeg". Archived from the original on 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ a b "Province of Manitoba — Legislative Tour". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
- ^ Benedicston, Megan. 2019 November 19. "Eternal youth at 100: The Golden Boy who has watched over Manitoba for a century." CTV News Winnipeg.