World's Largest Praying Hands - Oral Roberts University - Tulsa, OK
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N 36° 03.135 W 095° 57.415
15S E 233639 N 3993790
A giant pair of hands at the entrance to Oral Roberts University in Tulsa
Waymark Code: WM9H8Y
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2010
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Giant sculpture of two hands touching at the entrance to Oral Robers University. They are set on top of a very large and wide granite foundation. The hands are located in a beautifully sculptured garden area in the median of the main entrance drive. There are flagpoles at the middle of the median, the praying hands sculpture at the east end, and ORU spelled out in shaped hedges at the west end.
As one of the professors mentioned to us, these hands are not really "praying hands". They are merely two hands touching, not in the usual praying stance.
Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, on the east side of the river. The Praying Hands/main entrance are on the east side of S. Lewis, north of 81st. It is a beautiful campus, with many fountains, uniquely shaped buildings, and garden settings. As someone mentioned to us, "everything here is symbolic!"
After you drive through the main entrance here, you can see the very tall prayer tower shaped like a cross with a crown of thorns. It is free to take the ride to the top and see the outstanding view of the campus.
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