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Deleted the Grand Mosque reference. I have never read in any book on Yamasaki or the Trade Center that ever said anything other than that the plaza was a either a giant zen garden or an analogue to Piazzo San Marco in Venice.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.193.20.87 (talk • contribs)
Does anyone else find it a bit odd that there is a children's coloring page for a sculpture damaged by an act of terrorism? This seems somewhat disrespectful--personally, I question the appropriateness of linking the wikipedia article to such a page (particularly one featuring animated commercial advertisements)... -Grammaticus Repairo 22:34, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
I've heard this story from various Christian sources, that an intact Bible was found inside The Sphere after the destruction of the WTC, but I can't find any independent sources confirming it. Neither of the cites for this article says anything about it. Is there any credible source for this claim because it sounds like glurge.
70.242.200.91 (talk) 20:20, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
nothing can mimic or immitate ka'ba . nothing existed for mimic as a wonderful structure —Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.156.16.178 (talk) 09:26, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
As can be seen by the above banner, The Sphere has been included in the Wikipedia:WikiProject Public art (WSPA), a relatively new WikiProject that has been making a bit of a splash for us locally in Indianapolis as well as in Wikipedia & WikiMedia in general. I'm in the midst of creating a lesson plan that utilizes WSPA and I chose The Sphere as the interest hook in the lesson. I found it to be extremely evocative - it is a great example of how knowing the provenance of the work can make it that much more meaningful to the public (a key point we're trying to get across with WSPA, along with our goal to expand the coverage of public art on Wikipedia). To this end, I updated this page with our WSPA Article Template ((WSPA Article)). One of our goals is to have a streamlined template for public art in Wikipedia, so to that end, and since this article will be representing WSPA, hopefully, in many classrooms, I updated the layout with our template. If you're interested in learning more, let me know! Thanks! HstryQT (talk) 01:06, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
Should we show the statue in it's current state, since it is still serving the purpose of being artwork? | helpdןǝɥ | 16:42, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
In any event, derivative works of PD works are not PD themselves; the author may fully copyright them (so, for instance, the film 10 Things I Hate About You isn't in the public domain even though it's a derivative work of The Taming of the Shrew]], which is). Daniel Case (talk) 14:52, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
The first paragraph, last sentence states: "Although it remained structurally intact, it had been visibly damaged by debris from the airliners that were crashed into the buildings and from the collapsing skyscrapers themselves."
There is enough lack of evidence, and rigorous data and research suggesting alternate theories on the events of 9/11 that don't include airplane wreckage. It warrants omitting the portion of that statement that references the airliners. The statement should be changed to "Although it remained structurally intact, it had been visibly damaged by airborne debris." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.20.198.161 (talk) 06:06, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Does the Sphere still turn as it did originally or was the mechanism damaged or perhaps simply not turned back on? 66.31.76.221 (talk) 20:05, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
According to this Times article, the official name of the sculpture is "Sphere for Plaza Fountain": https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/nyregion/911-memorial-sphere-sculpture.html
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I think the “eternal flame” was added when the sculpture was temporarily installed in Battery Park. The article makes no mention of it after the 2017 relocation. Is there an “eternal flame” at the new location of The Sphere, or for that matter, anywhere associated with the 9/11 Memorial? Reify-tech (talk) 15:58, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
Need to clarify. Sources (like the University of Columbia pdf file) and this page from the Koenig Museum state that the sphere did turn on its axis every 15 minutes. However, everywhere else and even former employees/visitors stated that it rotated once every 24 hours.
Makes me wonder, what is the actual rotation speed? While I'd love to stick by 'once per 24 hours' based on Koenig's intended symbolism and the fact that former employees themselves stated this, I do feel the need to actually clarify. Thank you!! ChaeChaeyeoniee (talk) 10:21, 2 May 2024 (UTC)