The Elia sculpture in Herning

Go on a driving holiday in Denmark and visit the great sculpture - Elia - located on the outskirts of Herning. It was built by the artist Ingvar Cronhammar and inaugurated in September 2001. The sculpture consists of a steel dome, 60 metres in diameter and 11 metres high, rising from a former cornfield in Birk near Herning. Four steel columns rise from the top of the dome, bringing the total height of the sculpture to 32 metres.

Elia is equipped with a large gas burner, which once during a 19-day period creates an 8.4-metre-high and 1-metre-wide pillar of fire for about 30 seconds. The timing of the discharge is random and controlled by a computer. Risskov has a large selection of mini holidays and weekend breaks for the whole family.