Friday Photo: Now that’s a big duck

FRANK PERRY/AFP Saint-Nazaire, FRANCE: “Bathduck”, an inflatable giant duck made by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, with giant dimensions of 25 meters high and 32 meters large, is pictured 07 July 2007 in Saint-Nazaire harbour during a cultural event named “Estuary 2007” taking place all along the Loire River, from Nantes to Saint-Nazaire, until 01 September ...

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Saint-Nazaire, FRANCE: "Bathduck", an inflatable giant duck made by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, with giant dimensions of 25 meters high and 32 meters large, is pictured 07 July 2007 in Saint-Nazaire harbour during a cultural event named "Estuary 2007" taking place all along the Loire River, from Nantes to Saint-Nazaire, until 01 September 2007.

FRANK PERRY/AFP

Saint-Nazaire, FRANCE: “Bathduck”, an inflatable giant duck made by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, with giant dimensions of 25 meters high and 32 meters large, is pictured 07 July 2007 in Saint-Nazaire harbour during a cultural event named “Estuary 2007” taking place all along the Loire River, from Nantes to Saint-Nazaire, until 01 September 2007.

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