Monday, May 23, 2011

The Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's (18 Pics)

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's
The World Largest Sculpture Ever : The power of a wood structure is defined in a striking new edifice. A wood canopy of six "parasols" has been erected in Seville, Spain. Completed last month, it was designed by Berlin architect J. Mayer H., with timber construction by Finnforest-Merk GmbH, Aichach.

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's
Metropol Parasol, is it is formally known, is built of 3,400 wooden parts, is over 90 feet tall almost 500 feet long. The structure is made of interlocking pieces of wood held together mostly with glue and with metal clamps.

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's
Costing an estimated 130 million Euros and built over the course of five years, the structure is designed as an urban icon to draw attention to Seville, and reclaim an underutilized urban area.

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's
Restaurants and shops are embedded in the towers and below the canopy. A view walkway crowns the top. Architect Mayer designed it as an entry in a competition in 2004. Mayer describes it:

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's
The Metropol Parasol scheme with its impressive timber structures offers an archaeological museum, a farmers market, an elevated plaza, multiple bars and restaurants underneath and inside the parasols, as well as a panorama terrace on the very top of the parasols.

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's
Realized as one of the largest and most innovative bonded timber-constructions with a polyurethane coating, the parasols grow out of the archaeological excavation site into a contemporary landmark, defining a unique relationship between the historical and the contemporary city.

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's

Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's


Largest Wooden Sculpture In the World's
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