The Celestial Sphere, Bronze monument in Ariana Park, Geneva, Switzerland
The Celestial Sphere rises four meters in diameter at the Palais des Nations, featuring zodiac constellations cast in bronze with gilded decorations.
Paul Manship created this memorial in 1939 through the Woodrow Wilson Foundation to mark the 20th anniversary of the League of Nations formation.
The sculpture incorporates zodiac signs from multiple civilizations into its design, with bronze figures set against the rotating celestial framework.
Visitors can observe the monument from the UN Cafeteria or the Assembly Hall's Salle des pas perdus within the Palais des Nations grounds.
The sphere contained one thousand silver stars and operated with a rotation mechanism that mirrored Earth's axial movement until technical issues emerged.
Location: Geneva
GPS coordinates: 46.22607,6.14221
Latest update: March 4, 2025 11:12
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