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Cirque du Soleil officials will raise the
trademark blue and yellow big top in downtown St. Paul on Friday,
in anticipation of the upcoming performance, "Kooza."


      Mayor Chris Coleman will be on hand to help with the tent
raising at 1 p.m. in St. Paul's Lowertown neighborhood.


      The big top is also known as the Grand Chapiteau. It's 66 feet
high, 167 feet in diameter and is supported by four masts, each 80
feet tall. 

It takes about 80 people about seven days to raise the
big top and get it set up. It seats more than 2,500.


      "Kooza" will run in St. Paul from Thursday, July 2 through
Sunday, Aug. 2.
      

Circus of the young

Cirque du Soleil officials will raise the
trademark blue and yellow big top in downtown St. Paul on Friday,
in anticipation of the upcoming performance, "Kooza."


Cirque du Soleil raises tent in St. Paul

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