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The Sphere (officially Große Kugelkaryatide N.Y., also known as Sphere at Plaza Fountain, WTC Sphere or Koenig Sphere) is a monumental cast bronze sculpture by German artist Fritz Koenig (1924–2017).
Fritz Koenig (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁɪts ˈkøːnɪç]; 20 June 1924 – 22 February 2017) was a German sculptor, considered one of the most important international German sculptors of the 20th century. [1] Koenig's main work and most famous work is The Sphere.
The Sphere, the monumental and world's largest cast bronze sculpture of modern times created by German artist Fritz Koenig stood between the twin towers on the Austin J. Tobin Plaza of the World Trade Center in New York City from 1971 until the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The artefact, weighing more than 20 tons, was the only ...
Encircled by a spiral stairway between the LeMeridien San Francisco and the Old Federal Reserve Bank Building on Commercial Street is a bronze sphere with black etchings, an untitled work by German artist Fritz Koenig. The work is similar in spirit to the artist's sculpture, The Sphere, at the World Trade Center. It is listed in the Smithsonian ...
At the center of the plaza stood the monumental sculpture The Sphere by German artist Fritz Koenig. The world's largest bronze sculpture of modern times was surrounded by a fountain. The site had other sculptures such as Ideogram, Cloud Fortress, and the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing Memorial fountain. [117]
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The sculpture was commissioned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1969 and installed in 1970 at the World Trade Center in New York City. The sculpture was heavily damaged in the collapse of 7 World Trade Center, where the sculpture was located. Only around 40 percent of the sculpture was recovered from the site after the attacks.
Alfred Keller (sculptor) Luise Kimme; Fritz Klimsch; Max Klinger; Imi Knoebel; Fritz Koelle; Fritz Koenig; Georg Kolbe; Käthe Kollwitz; Karsten Konrad; Harry Kramer (German artist) Gerda Kratz; August Kraus; Magdalene Kreßner; Norbert Kricke; Emil Krieger; Lubo Kristek; Pit Kroke; Max Kruse (sculptor) Erich Kuhn; Fritz Kühn; Wilhelm Kunst ...