Floating stone (Pietra galleggiante) - Carrara, Italy
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Fountain with a marble Kugel ball in its center named "Floating stone (Piera galleggiante)" at the center of Piazza Gramsci in Carrara.
Waymark Code: WMZGB8
Location: Toscana, Italy
Date Posted: 11/07/2018
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The fountain named "Floating stone (Piera galleggiante)" can be found in the centre of Piazza Gramsci in Carrara. In the center of a circular pool there is a stone sphere made of world-famous, local marble (Carrara marble) by an American sculptor Kennneth Davis (1918-1992). The sphere of 108 centimeters diameter, weight of 1.781 ton, ground and resting on a hydrodynamical cup in order to rotate over a film of water at 5 atmospheres. It was installed in 1979.
Where is this ball located: in the center of Piazza Gramsci in Carrara
In use?: Yes
Material: marble
Can you push it around?: No
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