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bn:00130058n
Noun Named Entity
Categories: 1964 establishments in New York City, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Symbols of New York City, Flushing, Queens, New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens, New York
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Unisphere  Man's Achievements on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe
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The Unisphere is a spherical stainless steel representation of the Earth in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. Wikipedia
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The Unisphere is a spherical stainless steel representation of the Earth in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. Wikipedia
Steel sculpture in Queens, New York Wikidata
IS A
fountain
globe
sculpture
ARCHITECT
Gilmore David Clarke
COUNTRY
United States
CREATOR
Gilmore David Clarke
Peter Muller-Munk Associates
DEPICTS
Earth
Mercury-Atlas 6
Vostok 1
Telstar
GENRE
public art
Atomic Age
HAS PARTS OF THE CLASS
pedestal
water faucet
lighting
reflecting pool
INSPIRED BY
armillary sphere
Trylon and Perisphere
LOCATED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE TERRITORIAL ENTITY
Queens
LOCATION
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
MAIN BUILDING CONTRACTOR
American Bridge Company
MAIN SUBJECT
space age
MATERIAL USED
stainless steel
NAMED AFTER
universe
sphere
OWNED BY
New York
SHAPE
sphere
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
1964 New York World's Fair
SUBJECT HAS ROLE
symbol
Wikipedia
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Unisphere
Wikidata
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Unisphere
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Man's Achievements on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe

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