The Sunsphere, in Knoxville, Tennessee, is an 81.07 m (266 ft) high hexagonal steel truss structure, topped with a 23 m (75 ft) gold-colored glass sphere that served as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair. Designed by the Knoxville architectural firm Community Tectonics, the Sunsphere was created as the theme structure for the 1982 World's Fair. It was noted for its unique design in several engineering publications.
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- The Sunsphere, in Knoxville, Tennessee, is an 81.07 m (266 ft) high hexagonal steel truss structure, topped with a 23 m (75 ft) gold-colored glass sphere that served as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair. Designed by the Knoxville architectural firm Community Tectonics, the Sunsphere was created as the theme structure for the 1982 World's Fair. It was noted for its unique design in several engineering publications. Most of the World's Fair site is now a public park and a convention center, but the Sunsphere remains. In its original design, the sphere portion was to have had a diameter of 86.5 feet (26.4 m) to represent symbolically the 865,000-mile (1,392,000 km) diameter sun. The tower's window glass panels are layered in 24-karat gold dust and cut to seven different shapes. It weighs 600 tons and features six double steel truss columns in supporting the seven-story sphere. The tower has a volume of 203,689 cubic feet (5,767.8 m) and a surface of 16,742 square feet (1,555.4 m). During the fair it cost $2 to take the elevator to its observation deck. The tower served as a restaurant and featured food items such as the Sunburger and a rum and fruit juice cocktail called the Sunburst. In the early morning hours on May 12, 1982, a shot was fired from outside the fair site and shattered one of the sphere's windows. No one was ever arrested for the incident. The Sunsphere has been used as a symbol for Knoxville, appearing in postcards and logos. Between 1993 and 1999, the Sunsphere was featured in part on the logo for the Knoxville Smokies minor league baseball club. The 2002 AAU Junior Olympics mascot Spherit took its inspiration from the landmark. It featured red hair and a body shaped like the Sunsphere. In October 1987, the sphere was illuminated to represent a huge jack-o-lantern. On Sunday, May 15, 2000, nuclear weapons protesters scaled the tower and hung a large banner that said "Stop the Bombs. " They remained on the tower for three days before surrendering to police. As a result of European starlings depositing too much guano on the tower's frame, in 2003, the Knoxville Public Buildings Authority purchased from Avian Systems Corporation a device that emits various noises to scare the birds away from the tower.
- Die Sunsphere (Sonnenkugel) ist das zur Weltausstellung 1982 in Knoxville (Tennessee) erbaute Wahrzeichen. Sie besteht aus einem 81,07 Meter hohen Stahlfachwerkturm mit einer 22,55 Meter großen Kugel auf der Spitze. Entworfen wurde der Turm von dem Architekturbüro Community Tectonics aus Knoxville; er wurde in mehreren Ingenieurspublikationen für sein einzigartiges Aussehen bekannt. Heutzutage besteht der größte Teil des damaligen Weltausstellungsgeländes aus einem öffentlichen Park und einer Ausstellungshalle. Im ursprünglichen Entwurf hatte die Kugel einen Durchmesser von 86,5 Fuß (26,37 Meter), was symbolisch den 865.000-Meilen-Durchmesser der Sonne darstellen sollte. Während der Weltausstellung 1982 hat es 2 Dollar gekostet den Aufzug zur Aussichtsplattform zu benutzten. Der Turm diente als Restaurant welches sich durch spezielle Angebote wie den Sunburger oder einem Getränk namens Sunburst kennzeichnete. Später blieb die Sunsphere lange Zeit ungenutzt, von 1992 bis 1997 diente sie als Begrüßungszentrum der Stadt Knoxville. Im Jahre 2007 wurden die Aussichtsplattformen des Turmes wieder der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht. Auch die Eröffnung eines Cafés ist geplant.
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- The Sunsphere, in Knoxville, Tennessee, is an 81.07 m (266 ft) high hexagonal steel truss structure, topped with a 23 m (75 ft) gold-colored glass sphere that served as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair. Designed by the Knoxville architectural firm Community Tectonics, the Sunsphere was created as the theme structure for the 1982 World's Fair. It was noted for its unique design in several engineering publications.
- Die Sunsphere (Sonnenkugel) ist das zur Weltausstellung 1982 in Knoxville (Tennessee) erbaute Wahrzeichen. Sie besteht aus einem 81,07 Meter hohen Stahlfachwerkturm mit einer 22,55 Meter großen Kugel auf der Spitze. Entworfen wurde der Turm von dem Architekturbüro Community Tectonics aus Knoxville; er wurde in mehreren Ingenieurspublikationen für sein einzigartiges Aussehen bekannt.
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