Statue of Neptune, King of the Seas, on the boardwalk in Virginia Beach, one of the Virginia communities in what’s called the “Tidewater” area along the Chesapeake Bay and, in the case of Virginia Beach, the Atlantic Ocean. large bronze statue located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and sculpted by Paul DiPasquale. Designer Paul DiPasquale’s statue depicting the mythological god, weighing eight tons, was unveiled in 2005. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2019.