Elia (sculpture)
Elia is a sculpture designed by Ingvar Cronhammar in Herning, Denmark. It is a large, spherical dome with four columns reaching. The dome, itself, has a diameter of. A large tube located in the center of the sculpture randomly blasts flames into the air for about 25 seconds. These random bursts can occur anytime in periods of about two months and will not occur if it is too windy or if people are too close. The work was inaugurated in September 2001 and cost 23 million Danish krone.
Dimensions and materials
The sculpture has the following dimensions and material use.| Measure | Meter |
| Diameter at ground level | 60.00 |
| Height above ground level | 32.00 |
| Height to upper platform | 11.22 |
| Radius in the steel dome | 42.00 |
| Radius at bottom | 110.80 |
| Staircase width | 10.00 |
| Rise of steps | 0.34 |
| Materials | Amount |
| Steel sheeting | 270 t |
| Structural steel | 80 t |
| Steel pillars | 30 t |
| Concrete | 250 m³ |
| Asphalt | 300 t |
| Reinforcement steel | 15 t |
| Volume of earth excavated | 7.000 m³ |
| Terrain regulation | 20.000 m³ earth |