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Blue Mustang (colloquially known as Blucifer) is a cast-fiberglass sculpture of a mustang located at Denver International Airport (DEN). Colored bright blue, with illuminated glowing red eyes, it is notable both for its striking appearance and for having killed its sculptor, Luis Jiménez, when a section of it fell on him at his studio.

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Blue Mustang
Peña Boulevard, Denver

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Blue Mustang (Blucifer)

Peña Boulevard 8500
80249 Denver
Colorado, United States
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