The Sphere is a metal sculpture by the German sculptor Fritz Koenig in New York . Previously located on Austin Joseph Tobin Square, next to the towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan . After the attacks of September 11, 2001, it was recovered from the wreckage and sent for temporary storage to a warehouse near John F. Kennedy International Airport .
| Sculpture of new york | |
| Sphere | |
|---|---|
| English The sphere | |
 "Sphere" in its original place between the WTC buildings | |
| opening date | 1971 |
| Materials | bronze |
| Height | 7.6 m |
| Specifications | |
| Sculptor | Fritz Koenig |
| Owner | Panynj |
| Location | |
| Address | Manhattan , |
| Underground | Cortlandt Street ( N , R , W ) |
Six months after the attack, when a documentary on sculpture was shown, Sphere was temporarily sent to Battery Park without repair. Soon, at its foot, an eternal flame was consecrated as a memorial to the victims of 9/11. The Sphere has become a major tourist attraction , in part because it survived the attack with only a small dent and a hole in the hull.
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Description
"Sphere" is a metal sculpture of 762 cm high, consisting of 52 bronze segments. It was created in Bremen , Germany , and sent to Lower Manhattan. [1] The decoration was intended to symbolize the world through world trade. The sphere was placed on a ring in the center of the fountain and, together with decorative elements designed by the architect Minoru Yamasaki , was supposed to imitate the Mecca Great Mosque, Masjid al-Haram , in which the sculpture stood on the site of the Kaaba [2] . Sphere itself made one complete turn in 24 hours. In fine weather, the fountain seats were a popular lunch spot for WTC workers.
After September 11
After the September 11 attacks, the sculpture was removed from the wreckage and sent for temporary storage to a warehouse near John F. Kennedy International Airport . Its extract was widely covered in the media of New York, as the “Sphere” “survived” the fall of two towers almost unscathed [3] .
German director Percy Adlon dedicated the film “Sphere” in which the narrator visits the Ground Zero five weeks after the attack and tells the story of the sculpture. Koenig himself was at first opposed to reinstalling the Sphere , considering the monument a "beautiful corpse." [four]
In the end, the sculpture returned to Manhattan, and on March 11, 2002 it was installed in Battery Park [5] , four blocks from the place where it once stood. König himself, the creator of The Sphere , supervised the work.
In September 2017, the Sphere was relocated again - this time to the newly created , even closer to its original location. [6] [7]
"Sphere" on the background of the wreckage of the WTC
In Battery Park, 2010
In Liberty Park, 2017
Notes
- ↑ Percy Adlon. Koenig's Sphere (inaccessible link) . Leora Films, Inc. (2001). Date of treatment March 24, 2010. Archived on August 25, 2012.
- ↑ Kerr, Laurie The Mosque to Commerce: Bin Laden's special complaint with the World Trade Center . Slate . The Washington Post Company (December 28, 2001). Date of treatment January 27, 2009.
- ↑ Robert Kolker. The Grief Police; No one says the 9/11 families aren't entitled to their pain. But should a small handful of them have the power to reshape ground zero? (eng.) . New York Magazine (November 28, 2005). Date of treatment March 24, 2010.
- ↑ Shapiro, Julie 9/11 Family Members Start Petition to Save World Trade Center Sphere (inaccessible link) . DNAinfo.com. Date of treatment February 28, 2011. Archived March 1, 2011.
- ↑ Haskell, Peter Effort Underway To Return Iconic Sphere Sculpture To World Trade Center (English) . CBS Date of treatment July 5, 2011. Archived on August 25, 2012.
- ↑ The Sphere, a Symbol of Resilience After 9/11, Is Unveiled at Liberty Park (English) (September 6, 2017). Date of appeal September 30, 2017.
- ↑ Warerkar, Tanay World Trade Center's iconic 'Sphere' sculpture is now on view at Liberty Park . Curbed NY (September 6, 2017). Date of treatment October 1, 2017.
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