Skip to main content
Home

ESIE

Main navigation

  • About ESIE
  • Panorama Tours
  • Explore Map
  • Explore
    • Explore by Institution
    • Explore by Places
    • Explore by Subjects
    • Explore by Collection

User account menu

    Log in

User account menu

    Log in

Flushing Meadows Corona Park : Unisphere [2]

  1. Home
HotSpot

Description

The Unisphere, located at the center of the radial pathways in the northern half of Flushing Meadows Corona Park, was commissioned for the New York World's Fair of 1964-65. Designed by landscape architect Gilmore D. Clarke (1892–1982) in aluminum with metallic mesh continents, the Unisphere was further refined in stainless steel by industrial designers at Peter Muller-Munk Associates. American Bridge Company, a division of US Steel, engineered, fabricated and erected the 350-ton, 120-foot-diameter globe, which was the centerpiece and icon of the fair. https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/flushing-meadows-corona-park/highlights/12761

Creator

Farinacci, Alison

Date Created

2021-08-01

Rights Statements

Images in this Digital Object

  • Download Image R0010106 (1) (1).jpg

Wikidata subjects
Unisphere (Q717956)
Getty terms
globes (cartographic spheres)

Geolocated data for this Object

  • Create new account
  • Reset your password

Footer

  • About ESIE
  • How-to and Tutorials
  • Suggested Equipment
  • Metadata Guidelines
  • Disclaimer