Airport in New Zealand to remove Hobbit thematic sculptures

For more than a decade, a couple inspired by the Hobbit Eagle sculptures have caught attention over visitors at Wellington Airport in New Zealand.

But giant birds will be unbridled from the ceiling on Friday to make a way for a new mysterious exhibit, authorities at the airport said.

The Eagles appear as envoys in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbies by Jr. Tolkien, who were adapted to shoot by Sir Peter Jackson of New Zealand.

The grandiose landscapes of New Zealand, presented in the films of G -N Jackson, are a consistent draw for tourists who have been greeted at the airport by the eagle sculptures.

“It’s not uncommon to see airport from the Wellington Airport, but in this case it will be emotionally for us,” said Wellington Airport CEO Matt Clark in a statement.

The giant eagles will be stored and have not had long -term plans for them.

Each eagle weighs 1.2 tonnes (1200 kg) with a wing of 15 m (49 feet). The riding on the back of one of the birds is a sculpture of the wizard, Gandalf.

Made of polystyrene and with an internal steel skeleton, each eagle has hundreds of feathers, the longest with sizes 2.4 m (8 feet).

While the iconic eagles will soon disappear, not everyone is lost to franchise fans: Smaug the Mangricent, The Dragon in the Hobbit, will continue to appear in the registration area.

The Eagles were discovered in 2013, around the time of the hobby trilogy. The giant sculptures are manufactured by W Ourtā Workshop, a New Zealand -based company that makes suits and props for the Lord of the Rings Franchise.

“We work with W Ourtā Workshop on some exciting plans for a unique, local thematic replacement to take their place,” said Clark. “We’ll reveal what next this year, so keep looking at the sky.”

In 2014, one of the eagles collapsed during an earthquake. No one was injured by this incident.