File:H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Crab.jpg
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English: The crab statue sits outside the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, and standing more than six metre tall, the stainless steel crab was a gift from the women of the Vancouver Centennial Committee to celebrate Canada's According to Haida legend, the crab is the guardian of the entrance to the harbour.100th birthday in 1967. Designed by Vancouver artist, George Norris, and built by Gus Lidberg, the statue took three months to weld together and was barged down False Creek for the final installation on October 14, 1968, two weeks before the opening of the Planetarium. According to Haida legend, the crab is the guardian of the entrance to the harbour.
source: http://www.spacecentre.ca/about-us
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This photo is of a cultural heritage site in Canada, number 8920
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