Unisphere

Summary

Unisphere is a sculpture^[1]. Unisphere ranks in the top 2% of sculpture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,014 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Unisphere is the creator of Gilmore David Clarke^[3].
• Unisphere is the creator of Peter Muller-Munk Associates^[4].
• Unisphere is located in Queens^[5].
• Unisphere is in the country of United States^[6].
• Unisphere's instance of is recorded as sculpture^[7].
• Unisphere's instance of is recorded as globe^[8].
• Unisphere's instance of is recorded as fountain^[9].
• Unisphere's architect is recorded as Gilmore David Clarke^[10].
• Unisphere is owned by New York City^[11].
• Unisphere's genre is public art^[12].
• Unisphere's genre is Atomic Age^[13].
• universe is named after Unisphere^[14].
• sphere is named after Unisphere^[15].
• Unisphere's depicts is recorded as Vostok 1^[16].
• Unisphere's depicts is recorded as Mercury-Atlas 6^[17].
• Unisphere's depicts is recorded as Telstar 1^[18].
• Unisphere's depicts is recorded as Earth^[19].
• Unisphere is made of stainless steel^[20].
• Unisphere's main building contractor is recorded as American Bridge Company^[21].
• Unisphere took place at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park^[22].
• Unisphere's Commons category is recorded as Unisphere^[23].
• January 1, 1964 marks the founding of Unisphere^[24].
• Unisphere's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.74638888888889, 'lon': -73.845}^[25].
• Unisphere's significant event is recorded as 1964 New York World's Fair^[26].
• Unisphere's official website is recorded as https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/flushing-meadows-corona-park/highlights/12761^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Created works include Gilmore David Clarke^[3], an engineer^[28], 1892–1982^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Frank P. Brown Medal^[31] and Peter Muller-Munk Associates^[4], a corporate name^[32], in United States^[33].

Publication

Genres include public art^[12] and Atomic Age^[13].

Subject and Themes

Unisphere's main subject is Space Age^[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by Trylon and Perisphere^[35], a building^[36], in United States^[37] and armillary sphere^[38].

Material and Period

Unisphere is made of stainless steel^[20]. The location of Unisphere was Flushing Meadows–Corona Park^[22].

Why It Matters

Unisphere ranks in the top 2% of sculpture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,014 views/month).^[2] Unisphere has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Unisphere is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]