According to the Internet and personal speculation there are several possibilities:
1-Remind travelers of childhood or precious things from home
2-Humanize the airport experience
3-Entice travelers to make purchases in the duty-free hall
4-Part of a broader trend over the past decade in which the international art world has been establishing a firm presence in wealthy Middle East Gulf states cities, like Doha
5-Rich oil sheiks have more money than they know what to do with
It’s rather odd and I have no idea why it’s there but I like the suggestions above! The picture made me smile so in real life I would have found the bear quite amusing to come across. 🙂
According to the Internet and personal speculation there are several possibilities:
1-Remind travelers of childhood or precious things from home
2-Humanize the airport experience
3-Entice travelers to make purchases in the duty-free hall
4-Part of a broader trend over the past decade in which the international art world has been establishing a firm presence in wealthy Middle East Gulf states cities, like Doha
5-Rich oil sheiks have more money than they know what to do with
Add one more internet suggestion:
6-The airport is being used to store the 30-ton artwork purchased by a member of the royal family
hehe, yes, all could be the good reasons
It’s rather odd and I have no idea why it’s there but I like the suggestions above! The picture made me smile so in real life I would have found the bear quite amusing to come across. 🙂
It’s perhaps a symbol of the aitport