The Sphere

Summary

The Sphere is a sculpture^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of sculpture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (524 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Sphere is the creator of Fritz Koenig^[3].
• The Sphere is located in Manhattan^[4].
• The Sphere is in the country of United States^[5].
• The Sphere's image is recorded as The Sphere in Liberty Park 2 vc.jpg^[6].
• The Sphere's instance of is recorded as sculpture^[7].
• The Sphere's owned by is recorded as Port Authority of New York and New Jersey^[8].
• The Sphere's genre is recorded as public art^[9].
• The Sphere's made from material is recorded as bronze^[10].
• The Sphere's location is recorded as The Battery^[11].
• The Sphere's location is recorded as Liberty Park^[12].
• The Sphere's location is recorded as World Trade Center^[13].
• The Sphere's part of is recorded as artwork damaged or destroyed in the September 11 attacks^[14].
• The Sphere's Commons category is recorded as The Sphere^[15].
• +1971-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Sphere^[16].
• The Sphere's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.71049, 'lon': -74.013871}^[17].
• The Sphere's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_rn3^[18].
• The Sphere's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Sphere'}^[19].
• The Sphere's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+760'}^[20].
• The Sphere's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01580570n^[21].
• The Sphere's Quora topic ID is recorded as The-Sphere^[22].
• The Sphere's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as the-sphere-by-fritz-koenig-new-york-new-york^[23].
• The Sphere's Apple Maps ID is recorded as 10833541464893882322^[24].
• The Sphere's OpenStreetMap node ID is recorded as 561042174^[25].

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Works and Contributions

The Sphere is the creator of Fritz Koenig^[3].

Why It Matters

The Sphere ranks in the top 2% of sculpture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (524 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]