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"Disney's Epcot Center in Orlando, Fla., has that familiar sphere. Las Vegas has its hard-to-miss pyramid. In a few months, Santa Ana will have its own landmark: a giant cube standing on one of its corners.

"It's going to stun Orange County," said Karen Johnson, president of the soon-to-open Discovery Science Center.

The 117-foot-high cube, under construction in Lake Forest, is expected to become the center's main attraction when it moves to 2500 N. Main St. in Santa Ana.

Balanced on a piece of iron the size of a bowling ball cut in half, the 400,000-pound cube is destined to become a local icon, Johnson said.

"Both its size and the fact that it will be balanced on one point is amazing, unusual, somewhat counterintuitive," she said. "Everyone driving by on the [Santa Ana] Freeway will see it."" (visit link)

Type of publication: Internet Only When was the article reported?: 07/07/1998 Publication: Los Angeles Times Article Url: [Web Link] Is Registration Required?: no How widespread was the article reported?: regional News Category: Arts/Culture

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