For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand ’s Wellington Airport have boarded flights below the figures of two giant, ...

For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand ’s Wellington International Airport have boarded flights below the figures of two giant, hovering eagles from the Hobbit films, one bearing a ...

A sculpture of an eagle from the Hobbit films, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo ...

one bearing a bellowing wizard Gandalf. With 50-foot (15-meter) wingspans and weighing 2,600 pounds (1.1 ton) each, the sculptures that hover in the terminal have delighted tourists and scared ...

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Sculptures of two giant eagles from the Lord Of The Rings films will be removed from New Zealand’s Wellington Airport this month after looming over travellers for 12 years. The sculptures, one ...

The sculptures, one bearing the wizard Gandalf and which hover in the terminal, have delighted tourists and scared children since 2013. Their tenure was eventful – one became unmoored from its fixings ...