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Sculpture in New York City

This article is about the sculpture in New York City. For the arena in Las Vegas, see Sphere (venue). For other uses, see Sphere (disambiguation).

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).^[2]

The world's largest bronze sculpture of modern times stood between the Twin Towers on the Austin J.

Tobin Plaza of the World Trade Center in New York City from 1972 until the September 11 attacks.

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The work, weighing more than 20 tons, was the only remaining work of art to be recovered largely intact from the ruins of the collapsed Twin Towers. After being dismantled and stored near a hangar at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the sculpture was the subject of the 2001 documentary Koenig's Sphere.

Since then, the bronze sphere has become a memorial for the atta