For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand’s Wellington Airport have boarded flights below the giant figures.

Two giant eagle sculptures inspired by “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” have loomed over visitors to Wellington Airport for more than a decade. Now, they will take their final flight and ...

passengers at New Zealand’s Wellington Airport have boarded flights below the figures of two giant, hovering eagles from the “Hobbit” films, one bearing a bellowing wizard Gandalf.

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Their installation coincided with the release of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” movie trilogy, which were filmed in New Zealand. After providing a stunning backdrop to Jackson’s movies ...