There’s a troll in Seattle?The Fremont Troll (also known as The Troll, or the Troll Under the Bridge) is a piece of whimsical public art in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle.
The idea of a troll living under a bridge is derived from the Scandinavian folk tale "Three Billy Goats Gruff."
The Troll is a mixed media megalithic statue, located on N. 36th Street at Troll Avenue N., under the north end of the Aurora Bridge. Aurora Avenue North was renamed "Troll Avenue" in its honor in 2005. Despite its name, the Troll is not under the nearby Fremont Bridge. It is clutching an actual Volkswagen Beetle, as if it had just swiped it from the roadway above.
The piece was the winner of a competition sponsored by the Fremont Arts Council in 1990, and was built the same year. The Troll was sculpted by four local artists: Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter, and Ross Whitehead. The Troll is 5.5 m high, weighs two tons, and is made of steel rebar, wire, and concrete.
More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont_Troll
