Unisphere 1964 Worlds Fair - Queens, NY
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muffy53
N 40° 44.770 W 073° 50.705
18T E 597502 N 4511221
Located in Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, NY
Waymark Code: WM9MWE
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2010
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The Unisphere found its spot in Queens for the 1964-1965 World's Fair. The US Steel Corporation built it as a symbol of world peace.
This is still the World's Largest World, designed as the centerpiece for the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Twelve stories tall, weighing 700,000 pounds, the Unisphere was built in just over five months, and made of stainless steel so that it will never rust. World capitals on the Unisphere used to be lit with little bulbs at night, but not any longer. The three rings encircling it represent the orbits of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (the first Russian), Astronaut John Glenn (the first American), and Telstar (the first active communications satellite).
Text on Monument/Memorial Sign or Plaque:
Although there is no plaque to commerate this structure, it is described as a peace memorial on page 2 of the United States Steel Unisphere Ceremonies program dated March 6, 1963. See link below for further information.
http://www.worldsfairphotos.com/nywf64/booklets/unisphere-ceremonies-5-6-63.pdf
Website about the Peace Monument/Memorial: [Web Link]
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