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Big blue feet steal the Bregenz Festival Giant sculptures of a pair of blue feet have stolen the show at the Bregenzer Festspiele in Bregenz, Austria. The creation was part of the setting for Aida, and included a stunning 15-metre high pair of feet - from a piece resembling the Statue of Liberty - and a giant golden floating elephant. They were created by British theatre designers Paul Brown and Graham Vick and photographed by Lisa Mathis. Aida was the main attraction at the annual performing arts festival, drawing record numbers of visitors. Officials claimed 259,084 people had travelled to view the arts, with 98 per cent of tickets for all events selling out. The visitors’ figures trumped the previous attendance record, which was set in 2003 with 230,000 visitors.© Bregenzer Festspiele / Lisa Mathis