Sultan's Elephant

This mechanical elephant was made by the Royal de Luxe theatre company. The show where this mechanical elephant was in were to celebrate the centenary of Jules Verne's death. Who this Jules guy? Well, he is a novelist who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He wrote about space, air and underwater travel even before those things ever exist.

This particular show by Royal de Luze, consists of this mechanical elephant, a giant marionette of a girl and other public art. This show was performed at various locations around the world between 2005 and 2006.

This elephant mostly were made out of wood and operated by 22 'manipulateurs' using hydraulics and motors.. It weights as much as 50 tons. Magnificent invention I'd say. Even the trunk is capable of spraying water! Bad news is, this elephant is no longer exists. The company that built it got fed-up of being invited to perform the show around the world and thus destroyed the elephant.