Millennium Panther - Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA
N 40° 26.600 W 079° 57.250
17T E 588692 N 4477489
It is said that rubbing the nose of this panther will bring luck.
Waymark Code: WM1983C
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2023
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From listed website:
Millennium Panther
This Panther outside the William Pitt Union is ten-and-a-half-feet long and was cast with a sleek and muscular tone in pure bronze by sculptor Miriani Guido in Parma, Italy. With one paw poised in the air, the panther is designed to appear ready to pounce on an unsuspecting enemy. The statue arrived on campus in May 2001 and was stored over the summer in a University warehouse until placed outside the William Pitt Union at the end of August 2001. A time capsule to be opened in the year 2051 was buried beneath the statue. The project, a gift to the university from the Student Government Board to commemorate the beginning of the 3rd millennium, began with deliberations in April 1999, cost $72,000 ($62,000 plus a $10,000 base), the most student government has ever spent on one project up until that time.
The plaque on the statue reads
The Pitt Panther
Dedicated August 31, 2001 with the belief that scholarship,
integrity and the unyielding spirit of our past will carry us
into the new millennium and beyond.
A gift from the 1999 Student Body
George J. Mongell President, Student Government
Mark A. Nordenberg Chancellor
Students, alumni, and fans rub the nose of the Millennium Panther in order to bring good luck to the university's teams prior to athletic contests.
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Can you tell us who created the item: sculptor Miriani Guido in Parma, Italy
Condition of the item: Great
So what did YOU do for the millennium?: Other
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