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"The Sphere" by Fritz Koenig Sculpture (New York City, New York)

USA / New Jersey / Hoboken / New York City, New York / Battery Park
 memorial, sculpture

The Sphere is a large, spherical, metallic sculpture by German sculptor Fritz Koenig, completed in 1971. It was originally located in the center of the World Trade Center's Tobin Plaza. The Sphere was damaged, although not destroyed, by debris from the September 11, 2001 attack.
Six months later, it was re-located to Battery Park, along with an eternal flame. In August 2017, it moved to its permanent home in Liberty Park, overlooking its original location in 9/11 Memorial Park.

Upon recovery from the rubble pile, where an airliner seat and papers from the various offices in the World Trade Center were discovered within, it was dismantled and sent to storage near John F. Kennedy International Airport. Its extraction had been widely covered in local news media in the New York metropolitan area, however, and as it was a memorable feature of the Twin Towers site, there was much discussion about using it in a memorial, especially since it seemed to have come through the attacks relatively unscathed.
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Coordinates:   40°42'37"N   74°0'50"W
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