The Globe fountain in New York USA
The 140 feet high and 700000 pound globe was built for the 1964-65 World Expo. The globe fountain can shoot 20 feet high water springs. The fountain is designed to make it look like floating in the sky.
The giant globe is located in the flushing prairie Cola Park in Queens, New York City. It is the most representative and enduring symbol of queens. This giant stainless steel globe is the symbol of the 1964-1965 New York World Expo and represents "human achievements in the expanding universe and shrinking earth". The U.S. post office issued a stamp for the World Expo. On the stamp, there is the beautiful posture of the globe.
The giant globe symbolizes world peace. It is about 140 feet tall, weighs about 700000 pounds and has a diameter of 120 feet. It is the largest globe building in the world. Standing under the globe, people look like a small black dot from a distance, which shows their huge size. The globe is located in a huge reflection pool, supported by a tripod base and surrounded by fountains, giving the impression that it is suspended in the air. Every evening, when colorful fountains erupt, the giant globe will become colorful under the soft light. This huge globe has appeared on the screen many times. Some scenes of string flight, Iron Man 2 and man in black were shot here.
