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Edinburgh outdoor market's famous giant pink King Kong and where it is now

It's one of Edinburgh's most enduring mysteries, ranking alongside the disappearance of the Picardy Place kinetic light sculpture and the Newkirkgate narwhal tusk.

Edinburgh Live · May 21, 2023

Edinburgh's real-life 'rat island' that sounds like the stuff of nightmares

In the 1990s the millionaire owner of Edinburgh's Ingliston Market had tongues wagging after creating a man-made wildlife sanctuary that included an artificial lake with an island filled with up to 300 rats.

Edinburgh Live · May 7, 2023

King Kong statue returns to Birmingham for Commonwealth Games

Statue is recreation of pop art installation by Nicholas Munro displayed in city centre in 1970s

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022