What/where is that big, huge globe statue located in New York City?

Question

It's a massive globe monument/statue "thing". I thought it was at the foot of the WTC, but I now think it is the World's Fair exhibit from 1964 (?). Where is it located? WHAT is it?

Answer 1

Unisphere is a 12-story high, spherical stainless steel representation of the Earth. It is located in Flushing Meadows Park in the Borough of Queens, New York City.
The Unisphere, commissioned to celebrate the beginning of the space age, was conceived and constructed as the Theme Symbol of the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisphere
http://www.bigwaste.com/photos/ny/unisphere/

The Sphere is a large metallic sculpture by German sculptor Fritz Koenig, currently displayed in Battery Park, that once stood in the middle of Austin Tobin Plaza, the area between the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan. After being recovered from the rubble of the Twin Towers after the September 11, 2001 attacks, its fate was initially uncertain and it was dismantled into its components. Although it remained structurally intact, it had been visibly damaged by debris from the airliners that were crashed into the buildings and the collapsing skyscrapers themselves.

Six months after the attacks, following a documentary film about the sculpture, it was relocated to Battery Park on a temporary basis—without any repairs—and formally rededicated with an eternal flame as a memorial to the victims of 9/11. It has become a major tourist attraction, due partly to the fact that it survived the attacks with only dents and holes. It will be returned to its original home once the Freedom Tower project is completed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sphere

Answer 2

Huge Globe

Answer 3

There's one in Flushing Queens, which was used in the World Fair. The one that was in the WTC (or whatever left over) is in Battery Park (I think) and there's a statue of Atlas holding the world on his shoulders right across the street of ST. Patrick's Cathedral on 48th and 5th ave

Answer 4

The only globe I know of is the one they rescued from WTC. It's located in Battery Park, which is a really nice place to visit.

Answer 5

If you are refering to the Unisphere ,it is in Flushing Meadow Park which was the site of the 1964 & 1939 Worlds Fair.
The easiest way to locate the Park is to find Shea Stadium and go South
The Unisphere itself is this huge stainless steel ball

Answer 6

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Answer 7

critical Park is interior the middle of manhattan from 59th street to a hundred and 10th street runing from 5th street on the east edge and critical Park West on the west edge. manhattan of direction is in manhattan city.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

It depends..