Photo taken on Feb. 7, 2021 shows the hot air balloon "Skywhalepapa" floating in the air in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Liu Changchang/Xinhua)
CANBERRA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) and artist Patricia Piccinini unveiled "Skywhalepapa", a new hot air balloon, in the Australian capital Canberra on Sunday.
According to NGA, Skywhalepapa is as tall as a 7-story building. It flew together with Piccinini's iconic Skywhale, commissioned for the Centenary of Canberra in 2013, on Sunday morning when some local residents joined the dawn event.
People fill the hot air balloon "Skywhalepapa" in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 7, 2021. (Photo by Liu Changchang/Xinhua)
People celebrate and take photos of hot air balloon "Skywhalepapa" in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 7, 2021. (Photo by Liu Changchang/Xinhua)
People watch the launch of hot air balloons in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 7, 2021. (Photo by Liu Changchang/Xinhua)
People watch the launch of hot air balloons in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 7, 2021. (Photo by Liu Changchang/Xinhua)
People watch the launch of hot air balloons in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 7, 2021. (Photo by Liu Changchang/Xinhua)
People watch the launch of hot air balloons in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 7, 2021. (Photo by Liu Changchang/Xinhua)
People watch the launch of hot air balloons in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 7, 2021. (Photo by Liu Changchang/Xinhua)■
