Trylon and Perisphere, Modernist architectural complex at Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, United States.
The Trylon reached 610 feet in height, connected to the Perisphere, a sphere measuring 180 feet in diameter, through the longest escalator of its time.
The structures served as the Theme Center for the 1939 New York World's Fair, later dismantled to provide materials for military equipment during World War II.
The Perisphere contained Democracity, a large-scale diorama presenting an optimistic vision of future urban development viewed from revolving platforms above.
Visitors entered through the Trylon, ascended via escalator to the Perisphere, and descended using the Helicline, a 950-foot spiral ramp wrapping around the sphere.
The names combined Greek elements: Trylon derived from triangular pylon, while Perisphere incorporated peri, meaning around, reflecting their geometric shapes.
Location: Queens
Architects: Wallace Harrison, J. André Fouilhoux
GPS coordinates: 40.74630,-73.84510
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:48
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