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New Zealand / Auckland Airport

”Travellers at Wellington Airport check out the giant eagle sculpture, thought pay homage to Gwaihir the Windlord from the Hobbit.” - http://alchemonium.tumblr.com/post/68676756149/travellers-at-wellington-airport-check-out-the

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Took this at wellington airport

Photo taken at London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) in England, United Kingdom on February 22, 2014.

Gollum statue in a New Zealand Airport. I really love and appreciate how NZ embraces Middle-Earth so enthusiastically. It makes the movies that much better, knowing the entire country really takes it to heart! <3

Air New Zealand Hobbit 777

Lord of the Ring 777 from Air New Zealand

Gollum on display at the Wellington Airport in New Zealand

Hobbit themed luggage carousel in New Zealand

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Miramar, New Zealand special effects and prop company Weta Workshop built an incredible 2,645-pound, 9.8 foot-high, 43-foot-long sculpture of middle-earth

Hobbit hype builds ahead of premiere | Stuff.co.nz Listen to the video that accompanies this article.

A final photocall for The Lord of the Ring's stars as they bid New Zealand goodbye at Wellington Airport before boarding the Air New Zealand 767 emblazoned with giant images of the characters Aragorn and Arwen.

Gollum Airport

Tom is a big fan of Lord of the Rings and he made it very clear that he wanted to visit every filming location we passed during our New Zealand road trip.

"There's a real purity in New Zealand." - Elijah Wood, Frodo in The Lord of the Rings

Up to 100,000 people are expected to line the streets of Wellington on Wednesday for the world premiere of director Peter Jackson's long-awaited Middle Earth epic "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey".