Discover Denver's newest whimsical attraction, a giant blue mountain goat named Baa'al, adding to the city's collection of oversized blue art.
Yes, there is a third oversized blue animal in Denver . It’s a giant blue mountain goat with red, glowing eyes named Baa’al, and it is the best-kept secret on. If you dwell only in the realm of numbers and hard facts, prepare to scoff and shake your head. But if you believe in the world of everyday magic, of the fantastical and the mundane as easy bedmates, do we have a tale for you. There’s the massive horse by the airport with glowing red eyes, constructed by Luis Jiménez in 2008.
Along with its appearance, the tragic death of Jiménez when part of the unfinished sculpture fell on him in the studio led to the myth and moniker of “Blucifer.” For the record, the family of the late Jiménez dislikes the nickname and its demonic associations. (i.e., the Big Blue Bear), constructed by artist Lawrence Argent and installed in 2005. It peers ceaselessly into the Colorado Convention Center lobby, delighting young passersby and startling out-of-towners. Remembering our two existing entities, we now enter the realm of the unknown, where speculation rooted in fact becomes our guide
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