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  2. Mapparium - Wikipedia

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    The Mapparium was designed to allow the countries of the world to be viewed in accurate geographical relationship to each other, hence the design of the Mapparium—a mirror-image, concave reversal of the Earth, viewed from within. This is the only configuration that places the eye at the same distance from every point on the globe.

  3. Unisphere - Wikipedia

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    The then-newly-built Unisphere during the 1964–1965 World's Fair. The globe became the icon of the 1964 World's Fair. [8] [10] [31] A special commemorative stamp issue was issued starting in April 1964, depicting fair attractions such as the Unisphere. [32] The globe was also depicted on media and souvenirs promoting the fair. [33]

  4. Ecosphere (aquarium) - Wikipedia

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    (The main function of the snails was aesthetic, as they cleaned scum from the glass.) The Gorgonia coral in EcoSpheres [ 9 ] is dead and plays no active biological role in the system, however it does increase the surface area for beneficial bacteria and algae, and the calcium carbonate in the coral acts as a pH buffering agent .

  5. Snow globe - Wikipedia

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    A snow globe with a figurine of Santa Claus Video of a snow globe. Motive: Vienna. A snow globe (also called a waterglobe, snowstorm, [1] or snowdome) is a transparent sphere, traditionally made of glass, enclosing a miniaturized scene of some sort, often together with a model of a town, neighborhood, landscape or figure.

  6. Matrimandir - Wikipedia

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    Inside the central dome is a meditation hall known as the inner chamber - this contains the largest optically-perfect glass globe in the world. The Matrimandir, and its surrounding gardens in the central Peace Area, is open to the public by appointment.

  7. Sunsphere - Wikipedia

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    The Sunsphere is a 266-foot (81 m) tall hexagonal steel truss structure located in World's Fair Park in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.It is topped with the 75-foot (23 m) gold-colored glass sphere that served as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair.

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