Bronze sculpture by Fritz Koenig, The Sphere, a symbol of peace, in the middle of Austin J. Tobin plaza, between the World Trade Center Twin Towers, New York, NY

Bronze sculpture by Fritz Koenig, The Sphere, a symbol of peace, in the middle of Austin J. Tobin plaza, between the World Trade Center Twin Towers, New York, NY. The artwork was meant to symbolize world peace through world trade, and was placed at the center of a ring of fountains and other decorative touches designed by trade center architect Minoruy Yamasaki to mimic the Grand Mosque of Mecca, Masjid al-Haram, in which The Sphere stood at the place of the Kaaba.

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Contained in galleries: Art of Architecture, New York / World Trade Center

Bronze sculpture by Fritz Koenig, The Sphere, a symbol of peace, in the middle of Austin J. Tobin plaza, between the World Trade Center Twin Towers, New York, NY. The artwork was meant to symbolize world peace through world trade, and was placed at the center of a ring of fountains and other decorative touches designed by trade center architect Minoruy Yamasaki to mimic the Grand Mosque of Mecca, Masjid al-Haram, in which The Sphere stood at the place of the Kaaba.