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    Sun King
    Tom Morandi's Sun King sculpture sits in a public park near Tacoma's Thea Foss Waterway. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Top Stories 2014: #4 — Sun King Reigns
    By Todd Matthews • December 24, 2014 12:09 pm

    The Tacoma Daily Index is looking back at the 10 most popular and most read articles among visitors to our…

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    Sun King Reigns: Tacoma, Morandi mark sculpture's return
    Sun King Reigns: Tacoma, Morandi mark sculpture's return
    By Todd Matthews • June 26, 2014 11:28 am

    It took nearly 40 years, but artist Tom Morandi and his Sun King sculpture finally had their day in the…

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    Tom Morandi's Sun King sculpture was installed in a public park this week near Tacoma's Thea Foss Waterway. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Sun King Rising: Moving Tacoma's massive Sun King...
    By Todd Matthews • May 23, 2014 2:07 pm

    If City of Tacoma Public Works Project Engineer Dan Cederlund and his team of contractors could move the three-ton Sun…

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    Tom Morandi's Sun King sculpture was installed in a public park this week near Tacoma's Thea Foss Waterway. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Moving day for Tacoma's massive Sun King sculpture
    By Todd Matthews • May 21, 2014 3:04 pm

    After sitting in storage for nearly a decade, Tacoma’s Sun King sculpture is on the move today.

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    The publicly-owned bronze sculpture "Sun King" was created in 1976 by Oregon artist Tom Morandi. It was originally installed outside the former Sheraton Hotel in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO COURTESY TOM MORANDI)
    ***UPDATE*** Sun King sculpture to be placed in...
    By Todd Matthews • May 13, 2014 10:31 am

    After more than seven years in storage, Tacoma’s massive Sun King sculpture is scheduled to see light of day this…

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    Contractors made final site preparations before concrete was poured Monday morning at the future home of Tacoma's Sun King sculpture. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Park preparations begin for Tacoma's Sun King installation
    By Todd Matthews • April 11, 2014 8:51 am

    A spell of dry and sunny weather has allowed contractors to begin site preparations on a park near Thea Foss…

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    Tacoma's 'Sun King,' a three-ton, 15-foot-tall, 22-foot-wide steel frame sculpture by Corvallis, Ore., artist Tom Morandi is being stored at the City of Tacoma's Fleet Operations Headquarters. It sat near the corner of Broadway and South 13th Street for three decades before it was placed in storage seven years ago to make way for a new piece of public art. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Record Tacoma rainfall stalls Sun King's return
    By Todd Matthews • April 1, 2014 9:44 am

    Record rainfall last month has delayed a project to move Tacoma’s Sun King sculpture out of storage and into a…

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    The publicly-owned bronze sculpture "Sun King" was created in 1976 by Oregon artist Thomas Morandi. It was originally installed outside the former Sheraton Hotel in downtown Tacoma. Five years ago, however, it was placed in storage to make way for a new sculpture. "Sun King" could be put on display again, this time at a park (pictured) near Thea Foss Waterway. (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    Could Tacoma's Sun King see light of day...
    By Todd Matthews • February 26, 2014 2:12 pm

    Tacoma’s warehoused Sun King could soon see the light of day.

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    Tacoma's 'Sun King,' a three-ton, 15-foot-tall, 22-foot-wide steel frame sculpture by Corvallis, Ore., artist Tom Morandi is being stored at the City of Tacoma's Fleet Operations Headquarters. It sat near the corner of Broadway and South 13th Street for three decades before it was placed in storage seven years ago to make way for a new piece of public art. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Sun King In Storage: It's no castle, but...
    By Todd Matthews • February 11, 2014 1:37 pm

    The City of Tacoma’s Fleet Operations Headquarters is probably the last place you would expect to find a piece of…

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    The publicly-owned bronze sculpture "Sun King" was created in 1976 by Oregon artist Tom Morandi. It was originally installed outside the former Sheraton Hotel in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO COURTESY TOM MORANDI)
    Sun King Dethroned: Can Tacoma ever appreciate this...
    By Todd Matthews • February 5, 2014 12:27 pm

    Forty years ago, a young sculptor was commissioned by the City of Tacoma to create a piece of public art…

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