Unisphere

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Flushing Meadows Corona Park

A 140-foot stainless-steel globe rising over Flushing Meadows Corona Park, built for the 1964–1965 World's Fair.

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Conceived as a representation of planet Earth, the 12-story structure weighs 700 tons. It was constructed as the theme symbol of the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair, celebrating the fair's central message of “Peace Through Understanding.”

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