In February 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Quarter Pounder being introduced at McDonald's, the fast food chain created the Quarter Pounder Fan Club and began selling merchandise based on the burger, including Quarter Pounder-scented candles, t-shirts, and stickers. Additionally, the company announced that one city in the United States would be home to a bronze statue of the burger.[1][2] Ultimately, Rapid City, South Dakota was chosen as the site for this monument, beating other contending cities in Hawaii, North Dakota, and Wyoming.[3] According to a McDonald's representative, the city was chosen because it had "the most Quarter Pounder with Cheese fans per capita". Additionally, Rapid City is known for its several monuments.[4]City council member Darla Drew unveiled the statue on February 26, 2020 (Ash Wednesday[4]) outside the McDonald's located along Cheyenne Boulevard,[5] near Interstate 90.[4] This particular McDonald's was chosen due to its large parking lot and closeness to the Interstate.[4] As part of the dedication ceremony, 500 Quarter Pounders were given away for free at the location.[4]
The statue was designed by Utah-based sculptor Raymond Gibby, while the pedestal was created by Bott Monument of Riverton, Wyoming.[4] The monument took over 1,800 hours to create.[6]
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The statue stands 9 feet (2.7 m) tall and 8 feet (2.4 m) wide.[4] The bronze statue rests on a granite pedestal which bears the phrase "hot and deliciously juicy" in Latin.[4] Each of the sesame seeds on the statue's top bun are approximately 20 times the size of a regular seed.[5] The combined statue and pedestal weigh 23,000 pounds (10,000 kg).[4]
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November 16, 2023
statue, quarter, pounder, statue, quarter, pounder, stands, outside, mcdonald, restaurant, rapid, city, south, dakota, united, states, statue, erected, 2020, 095694, 15028, 095694, 15028location3919, cheyenne, boulevardrapid, city, south, dakota, united, state. A statue of a Quarter Pounder stands outside a McDonald s restaurant in Rapid City South Dakota United States The statue was erected in 2020 Statue of a Quarter Pounder44 5 44 5 N 103 9 1 W 44 095694 N 103 15028 W 44 095694 103 15028Location3919 Cheyenne BoulevardRapid City South Dakota United StatesDesignerRaymond GibbyFabricatorBott Monument pedestal MaterialBronzeGraniteLength8 feet 2 4 m Width8 feet 2 4 m Height9 feet 2 7 m Dedicated dateFebruary 26 2020Dedicated toQuarter Pounders Contents 1 History 2 Design 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editIn February 2020 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Quarter Pounder being introduced at McDonald s the fast food chain created the Quarter Pounder Fan Club and began selling merchandise based on the burger including Quarter Pounder scented candles t shirts and stickers Additionally the company announced that one city in the United States would be home to a bronze statue of the burger 1 2 Ultimately Rapid City South Dakota was chosen as the site for this monument beating other contending cities in Hawaii North Dakota and Wyoming 3 According to a McDonald s representative the city was chosen because it had the most Quarter Pounder with Cheese fans per capita Additionally Rapid City is known for its several monuments 4 City council member Darla Drew unveiled the statue on February 26 2020 Ash Wednesday 4 outside the McDonald s located along Cheyenne Boulevard 5 near Interstate 90 4 This particular McDonald s was chosen due to its large parking lot and closeness to the Interstate 4 As part of the dedication ceremony 500 Quarter Pounders were given away for free at the location 4 The statue was designed by Utah based sculptor Raymond Gibby while the pedestal was created by Bott Monument of Riverton Wyoming 4 The monument took over 1 800 hours to create 6 Design editThe statue stands 9 feet 2 7 m tall and 8 feet 2 4 m wide 4 The bronze statue rests on a granite pedestal which bears the phrase hot and deliciously juicy in Latin 4 Each of the sesame seeds on the statue s top bun are approximately 20 times the size of a regular seed 5 The combined statue and pedestal weigh 23 000 pounds 10 000 kg 4 See also edit2020 in art Novelty architectureReferences edit For the QPC obsessed McDonald s drops Quarter Pounder merch including candles WITI February 19 2020 Archived from the original on March 2 2021 Retrieved May 31 2021 Reichert Corinne February 21 2020 McDonald s scented quarter pounder candles have already sold out CNET Archived from the original on December 2 2020 Retrieved May 31 2021 Lin Chiu yi February 27 2020 Rapid City is now home to a giant burger statue KOTA TV Archived from the original on May 13 2021 Retrieved May 31 2021 a b c d e f g h i Manus Tanya February 28 2020 Rapid City welcomes a monument to the Quarter Pounder Rapid City Journal Lee Enterprises Archived from the original on September 19 2020 Retrieved May 31 2021 a b Lin Chiu yi February 27 2020 Fast food giant erects giant burger in Rapid City KEVN LD Archived from the original on November 29 2020 Retrieved May 31 2021 McDonalds Quarter Pounder monument unveiled in Rapid City KNBN February 27 2020 Archived from the original on May 31 2021 Retrieved May 31 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Statue of a Quarter Pounder amp oldid 1112823811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
