# Elon's 50-foot Prometheus statue erected

> Elon Musk's company town gets 50-foot bronze Prometheus statue from French sculptors.
- Title: Elon's 50-foot Prometheus statue erected · Mother Jones
- Summary: Elon Musk's company town gets 50-foot bronze Prometheus statue from French sculptors. Atelier Missor created a 50-foot bronze Prometheus statue for Elon…
- Keywords: elon musk, starbase, prometheus, atelier missor, titanium, bronze, prometheus statue, starbase texas, space x, elion musk, Elon's, 50-foot
- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/elon-50-foot-prometheus-statue-atelier-missor-starbase-texas
- Author: Sophie Hurwitz
- Published: 2026-10-02T18:58:04+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: elon musk, starbase, prometheus, atelier missor, titanium, bronze, prometheus statue, starbase texas, space x, elion musk
## Statue erected
A group of men dressed like extras from Les Misérables erected a 50-foot bronze Prometheus statue outside Elon Musk's company town of Starbase, Texas.
## Cost and timeline
Building the statue reportedly cost Atelier Missor $1 million of their own funds and took 100 days from casting in Paris to assembly at Starbase.
## Sculptors' background
Atelier Missor, founded in 2021, describes itself as a classical foundry in Paris on its way to building a new Rome.
## Sculptors' mission
The sculptors claim they were drawn to classical sculpture after receiving a vision of Napoleon I while wandering Place Vendôme in Paris.
## Statue details
The statue, made of bronze, stands 50 feet tall and is not on Starbase property but sits by a Texas road about ten miles away.
## Elon's response
Elon Musk posted 'Nice work' on October 1st after Atelier Missor completed the statue.
## Key takeaway

Atelier Missor created a 50-foot bronze Prometheus statue for Elon Musk's Starbase, Texas, after months of planning.