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Marilyn Monroe statue unveiled in Chicago - and it’s 26ft tall - PHOTOS

18 July 2011 [20:43] - TODAY.AZ
The huge sculpture in a square on Michigan Avenue features the late actress in her famous pose from The Seven Year Itch, standing above a subway grate with her skirt billowing up.

It proved an immediate hit with sightseers and local office workers, who gathered to have their photograph taken with Monroe.

Perhaps predictably, the most popular snap involved male fans gazing up the sex symbol's skirt at her lacy underwear.

Artist Seward Johnson's detailed statue is made from stainless steel and aluminium, and weights 34,000lbs.

It took a team of people to decorate the sculpture, with one worker given the job of going up in a cherry picker to spray-paint her knickers on.

Anyone who wants to see the Monroe statue will need to book a trip to the Windy City fairly quickly, as it is only on show until Spring 2012.


/Metro.co.uk/

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