Unisphere
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The Unisphere is a giant stainless-steel globe sculpture in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, best known as an enduring landmark celebrating global interdependence and space-age optimism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unisphere canonical | 10 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
public artwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| architect | Gilmore D. Clarke ⓘ |
| builtBy | United States Steel Corporation ⓘ |
| category |
Globes
ⓘ
Outdoor sculpture in New York City ⓘ Tourist attractions in Queens, New York ⓘ World’s fair architecture in New York City ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
New York World's Fair
ⓘ
surface form:
1964 New York World’s Fair
|
| constructionStartDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | Earth ⓘ |
| designer | Gilmore D. Clarke ⓘ |
| diameter |
120 feet
ⓘ
about 37 meters ⓘ |
| hasFeature | three orbital rings ⓘ |
| height |
140 feet
ⓘ
about 43 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Queens ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Flushing Meadows–Corona Park ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| material | stainless steel ⓘ |
| near |
Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Queens Museum ⓘ Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ⓘ
surface form:
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
|
| notableFor |
being a prominent Queens landmark
ⓘ
being an enduring symbol of the 1964 New York World’s Fair ⓘ |
| opened | 1964 ⓘ |
| owner | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| park | Flushing Meadows–Corona Park ⓘ |
| purpose |
celebrate global interdependence
ⓘ
symbolize world peace through understanding ⓘ |
| shape | globe ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | fountain ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
global unity
ⓘ
international cooperation ⓘ orbits of early satellites ⓘ |
| theme |
global interdependence
ⓘ
space-age optimism ⓘ |
| weight | about 350 tons ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1964 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.