Bruce Lee statue in Los Angeles
 The statue in 2015 | |
| Coordinates | 34°03′54″N 118°14′15″W / 34.065109°N 118.237426°WCoordinates: 34°03′54″N 118°14′15″W / 34.065109°N 118.237426°W |
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| Location | Chinatown, Los Angeles |
| Material | Bronze |
| Height | 7 feet |
| Opening date | June 15, 2013 |
| Dedicated to | Bruce Lee |
The Bruce Lee statue in Los Angeles is a statue built as a tribute to deceased martial artist, Bruce Lee, who died at age 32 in 1973.
History
The 7-foot bronze sculpture was originally created by an artist in Guangzhou, China. It was transported to Los Angeles, California after a five-year effort by Lee's daughter Shannon, and is the only statue of her late father in the United States. Its unveiling occurred on June 15, 2013 to a crowd of hundreds, including ground-breaking Asian American actor James Hong; its permanent installation will not occur until the erection of spectator seating and a concrete plinth.[1]
Although born in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Lee opened a martial arts school in Los Angeles' Chinatown and was a fixture there during the filming of the 1960s television series The Green Hornet.[2] The statue is located near the pedestrian intersection of Sun Mun Way and Jung Jing Road in Chinatown's Central Plaza. Weighing in at about 1,595 pounds, the statue, with its rippling muscles poised to strike with a nunchaku, has become a cultural mecca for Lee's fans, who are regularly seen taking selfies while poised in combat stances.[3]