Paul The Octopus Memorial :The ode to Paul the Octopus is complete. Talismanic is certainly an overused word (have you ever seen it used more than in soccer stories, mostly from across the sea?), but it seems it applies to Paul, at least in the mind of soccer-crazed Germans.
On Thursday in Oberhausen, Germany, the tentacled star of last summer’s World Cup was immortalized, so to speak, with the unveiling of a six-foot high plastic replica of the octopus engulfing a soccer ball.
BERLIN, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Paul the Octopus, one of the South Africa World Cup most famouse stars, got his memorial Thursday in Germany.The Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen on Thursday unveiled an outsized memorial to the unlikely star: A 6 1/2-foot (2-meter) tall plastic replica of Paul clutching a ball in his eight arms.
Paul died thre
e months ago and Aquarium spokeswoman Tanja Munzig says fans around the world had asked for a memorial. Munzig says Paul's cremated ashes were placed in a gold-leaf-covered urn inside the ball.
The memorial for Paul the Octopus was unveiled today to throngs of press, photogs and grieving Germans.Though it might seamlessly meld into the opulent landscape of ancient Xanadu, the replica World Cup trophy featuring octopus is quite the cheeky little centerpiece.The Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, unveiled the 2- metre tall plastic replica of Paul clutching a football in its eight arms on Thursday.
" The cephalopod's cremated ashes were placed in a gold-leaf-covered urn inside the football," aquarium spokeswoman Tanja Munzig said.Dubbed "Paul's Corner," the centerpiece of the memorial will be the octopus oracle's urn. Paul died aged in October last year.Paul correctly tipped the outcome of all seven of Germany's games at last year's World Cup, plus the Spain-Netherlands final. He made his predictions by opening the lid of one of two boxes, each containing a mussel and bearing a team flag.
He made his predictions by opening the lid of one of two boxes, each containing a mussel and bearing a team flag.Dubbed "Paul's Corner," the centerpiece of the memorial will be the octopus oracle's urn. Paul died aged in October last year.
Paul died thre
e months ago and Aquarium spokeswoman Tanja Munzig says fans around the world had asked for a memorial. Munzig says Paul's cremated ashes were placed in a gold-leaf-covered urn inside the ball.The memorial for Paul the Octopus was unveiled today to throngs of press, photogs and grieving Germans.Though it might seamlessly meld into the opulent landscape of ancient Xanadu, the replica World Cup trophy featuring octopus is quite the cheeky little centerpiece.The Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, unveiled the 2- metre tall plastic replica of Paul clutching a football in its eight arms on Thursday.
" The cephalopod's cremated ashes were placed in a gold-leaf-covered urn inside the football," aquarium spokeswoman Tanja Munzig said.Dubbed "Paul's Corner," the centerpiece of the memorial will be the octopus oracle's urn. Paul died aged in October last year.Paul correctly tipped the outcome of all seven of Germany's games at last year's World Cup, plus the Spain-Netherlands final. He made his predictions by opening the lid of one of two boxes, each containing a mussel and bearing a team flag.
He made his predictions by opening the lid of one of two boxes, each containing a mussel and bearing a team flag.Dubbed "Paul's Corner," the centerpiece of the memorial will be the octopus oracle's urn. Paul died aged in October last year.
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