Partridge
05-05-2006, 03:45 PM
In pictures: The Sultan's (Mechanical) Elephant (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4977870.stm)
BBC
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41642000/jpg/_41642172_elephant_dust.jpg
The Sultan's Elephant is a fairy-tale event for children and adults alike, set on the streets of London over the course of the coming weekend (4 - 7 May) and featuring a vast, 42-ton mechanical elephant, a time-travelling Sultan and his retinue - and a few surprises as well.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41642000/jpg/_41642174_elephant_eye.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41642000/jpg/_41642182_elephant_water.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41642000/jpg/_41642176_elephant_eye_crowd.jpg
You can watch a video of the mechanical elephant here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2006/05/04/sultans_elephant_audiovideo.shtml).
BBC
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41642000/jpg/_41642172_elephant_dust.jpg
The Sultan's Elephant is a fairy-tale event for children and adults alike, set on the streets of London over the course of the coming weekend (4 - 7 May) and featuring a vast, 42-ton mechanical elephant, a time-travelling Sultan and his retinue - and a few surprises as well.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41642000/jpg/_41642174_elephant_eye.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41642000/jpg/_41642182_elephant_water.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41642000/jpg/_41642176_elephant_eye_crowd.jpg
You can watch a video of the mechanical elephant here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2006/05/04/sultans_elephant_audiovideo.shtml).