The eagles were crafted by the film props and effects company Weta Workshop, which created tens of thousands of props for the Oscar-winning fantasy films directed by Jackson. The movies based on J.R.R ...

A sculpture of an eagle, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport in New Zealand (Charlotte Graham-McLay/AP) ...

A sculpture of an eagle from the Hobbit films, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport, in Wellington, New Zealand.

The sculptures underscore the capital city’s connection to Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit films.

The sculptures underscore the capital city’s connection to Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit films.

A sculpture of an eagle, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport in New Zealand (Charlotte Graham-McLay/AP) ...

Sculptures of two giant eagles from the Lord Of The Rings films will be removed from New Zealand’s Wellington Airport this month after looming over travellers for 12 years. The sculptures, one ...

The sculptures underscore the capital city’s connection to Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit films.

Guided tours still convey fans to the settings of famous scenes from the films and to visit production companies such as Weta, which will create a new display for the airport, to be unveiled later ...

Sculptures of two giant eagles from the Lord Of The Rings films will be removed from New Zealand’s Wellington Airport this month after looming over travellers for 12 years. The sculptures, one bearing ...

A sculpture of an eagle, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport in New Zealand (Charlotte Graham-McLay/AP) Sculptures of two giant eagles from the Lord ...