Elia - Herning, Denmark
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N 56° 07.633 E 009° 01.625
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Elia er en skulptur tegnet af Ingvar Cronhammar. --- Elia is a sculpture created by Ingvar Cronhammar.
Waymark Code: WMG84H
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 01/27/2013
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Elia, der blev afsløret 27. september 2001, er en stålkuppel, der med en diameter på 60 meter i terrænhøjde rejser sig over marken ved Herning. Fra toppen af kuplen rejser sig fire stålsøjler, så den samlede højde udgør ca. 32 meter. To 10 meter brede trapper er anlagt på hver side af skulpturen.
Fra skulpturens indre vil en tilfældighedsgenerator med uberegnelige mellemrum spy en mange meter høj gasflamme op, som når en vulkan slynger lava op af sit krater, eller skærsilden afgiver sin hedeste ånde. Men der er mere til det end varmen og synet, idet bunden eller soklen i Elia er formet som en parabol af asfalt. I et uvejr skal parabolen opfange og koncentrere himlens torden og sende den tilbage, hvor den kom fra.
Elia, revealed 27 September 2001, is a steel dome with a diameter of 60 meters at ground level that rises above the ground in Herning. From the top of the dome rises four steel pipes, so that the overall height is approx. 32 meters. Two 10 meter wide stairs are built on each side of the sculpture.
From the sculpture's inner, a »coincidental generator« spits up a multi meter high gas flame at undpredictable intervals, like af volcano hurling lava out of its crater, or purgatory giving its hottest breath. But there is more to it than heat and a vision. The bottom or base of Elia is formed like af concrete parabol, in bad weather the parabol will pick up and concentrate thunder from heaven and send it back to where it came from.
Title: Elia
Artist: Ingvar Cronhammar
Media (materials) used: Concrete, steel and asphalt.
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Birk Centerpark, Herning, Jylland, Danmark
Date of creation or placement: 27 September 2001
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