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) ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...