Springfield Doughnut, Outdoor sculpture in Springfield, New Zealand.
Springfield Doughnut is a large pink concrete sculpture in Springfield, New Zealand, decorated with colorful sprinkles and featuring a wide hole in the center. The sculpture measures roughly 3.5 meters (11 feet) in height and width and stands by the roadside as a highly visible landmark of the settlement.
A Hollywood studio gave the community a wooden version in 2007 as promotion for a film and linked it to the town's name. After the original burned down in 2009, the current fireproof concrete sculpture was created in 2012 as a permanent replacement.
The name links to the American cartoon series featuring a fictional town called Springfield where doughnuts play a central role. Visitors often use the sculpture as a photo prop, placing their heads through the middle to picture themselves as part of the pastry.
A metal staircase behind the sculpture allows climbing up and placing your head through the central hole for photos. The sculpture stands freely accessible by the road and can be visited at any time.
After the wooden original burned, residents temporarily used a painted car tire as a replacement until funding for the concrete sculpture was secured. The new version was deliberately built from fire-resistant material to prevent a repeat of the incident.
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