Talk:Unisphere

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I found the following on an the orphaned article New York World& - can someone incorporate it eventually:

Constructed for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, the Unisphere is the largest globe of the Earth on Earth. Built by United States Steel, it stands about 12 Stories tall with a 20 foot high base. The location of the Structure is in Flushing Meadow-Corona Park, Queens, New York where you will find it behind the Queens Museum, in the same location that it was during the fair.

Design for the Unisphere took several days using the computers of the time to do the calculations. It is an open structure with the supports,which are stainless steel, clearly showing. Also, the Earth is unbalanced so they had to find the right type of pedestal for it to stand on. It is on a twenty-foot high, three-prong pedestal. The land masses are also Stainless Steel. The designers also considered the moist winds that periodically blow across Long Island and Queens.

Built for a World's Fair, it is among great achitectural company. The Paris World Expo brought us the Eiffel Tower. The Seattle World's Fair brought us the Space Needle. Even the Queens Museum was built for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, and that once housed the U.N. General Assembly before they moved to their present location.

It was designed with the idea that this was how we look from space, and to show a unified Earth. In the middle 1960s, the so called "space race" was on. This was one of the main themes of the 1964-1965 World's Fair. After looking at several designs, Robert Moses, the president of the fair, wanted something that would state the idea in a simple manner. The idea came for a large globe that did not show land borders. They named the structure "unisphere", which means "Peace through understanding", and was one of the slogans of the fair. The Unisphere is designed to resemble what Earth would look like to people from other worlds, I don't assume whether there are or aren't any here. Surrounding the globe at various angles are three rings that represent the flight patterns of orbital satellites.

The Unisphere is an example of the World's Fair ideal of the future, unity, and technology. It stands as an example of man's achievements on this globe, and a symbol for the ideals many of us strive to achieve, "peace through understanding".

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahoerstemeier (talk • contribs)

My dad & I attended the 1964 World's Fair. I was 12 at the time & recall being told by a guide that the three rings represented the three orbits made by John Glenn in February, 1962. 108.15.29.132 (talk) 16:08, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Kenan and Kel

Kenan and Kel's show was filmed in Universal Studios Hollywood. The globe in their intro was the Universal Globe not the Unisphere. It doesn't make any sense for it not to be. The show wasn't even set in NYC, it was set in Chicago. Oulittlebit (talk) 00:59, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Just thought I'd let y'all know that under culture references it mentions that the Unisphere is in the Kind of Queens Intro twice. I'm not sure how to fix redundancy I usually don't edit wiki but I thought I should let someone know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.10.251.226 (talk) 06:26, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Similarity to Queens College's Logo

When I started to attend nearby Queens College in 1967, I was told that the Unisphere was based on Queens College's logo. Josh-Levin@ieee.org (talk) 22:07, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

It's more like both are based on Earth. 85.217.46.52 (talk) 03:37, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Restoration history is confusing

The Restoration section states first that restoration of the fountain was completed in August 1994 and the pumps were turned back on for the first time since the 1970s. An added one-sentence paragraph indicates that in 2010 the pumps were replaced at a cost of $2 million.

There is quite a distance between 1994 and 2010. I'm guessing that there were at least two refurbishments here, one in the 1990s and one in the 2010 era. But while I'm guessing that, I can't prove it. Maybe the pumps were tested for the Mayor in August 1994 and not turned on for the public until 2010? From what I've heard of New York unions and government I can well believe that is the case, but I suspect tit is not.

Could someone familiar with what happened in Queens between 1994 and 2010 add a sentence or two to flesh out this section a little?

Thanks, Loren.wilton (talk)

Critique an Article (POLS 110)

Each fact referenced in this article is appropriate and reliable. Details are concise and most sections are well detailed. However, the construction of the Unisphere is a bit underrepresented. The article does address the developer of the initial design, but does not thoroughly explain why the first design needed to undergo further refinement. Vanessa Sang (talk) 14:44, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

POLSC 110: Critiquing an Article

The citations are working properly and all the information is related to the topic. However, the Rehabilitation section may need more details to be added. For example, there should be sources that can address why the Unisphere was reopened and what were the reasons for the "$2 million restoration". Also in the Construction section, the wording of "some sources say" does not sound reliable and should instead address which sources have talked about the actual weight of the Unisphere. Jenny.Yu60 (talk) 17:01, 10 October 2016 (UTC)Jenny.Yu60

Critique an Article (POLSC 110 - w)

This article is organized and used reliable sources, but it has few statements that I think needs a citation. In addition, in the external link, one of the link is not working: The Unisphere: Biggest World on Earth on Cinemaniacal. Also, some category that could be added and make this site better is site history and gallery. Khan.saqib01 (talk) 20:44, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

POLSC 110 (w): changes to the article

In this Wikipedia article, I will add some historical pictures and contribute to content from the sources below into the following contents: construction, rehabilitation, and structural foundation.

My reliable sources 1: The Encyclopedia of New York City (2). New Haven, US: Yale University Press. 2010-01-01. ISBN 9780300182576. 2: "Databases Login | Hunter College Libraries". web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-20. 3: "The Unisphere Designation Report" (PDF). NYC.gov. Landmarks Preservation Commission. May 16, 1995. Retrieved October 20, 2016. 4: "Unisphere". 5: "Unisphere, 1960 - Photos - New York: The 1960s". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2016-10-20. 6: "Unisphere (under construction)". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved 2016-10-20. Khan.saqib01 (talk) 21:23, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Wondering if the map is necessary

I'm wondering if we need the map in this article. Design-wise it takes up a lot of space, and is in competition with the images (which are much more interesting.) The only reason for it being there is to show the placement of the Unisphere within Flushing Corona Park, and I'm not sure why that would be of interest to our readers. Before I delete it, I wanted to check in here to get some other thoughts on it. It also now creates a WP:SANDWICH layout situation with the historical images. Netherzone (talk) 20:35, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Hitler

What was the 1970’s TV movie where someone talks to Hitler at the Unisphere? Shot on location.77.69.34.203 (talk) 14:15, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

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Countries or continents

Hi Epicgenius, while you're here I was reminded I had an old question for you. Was this gf change correct? It reads (to me) as if there are 500 countries rather than 500 steel pieces representing landmasses? JennyOz (talk) 04:26, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

@JennyOz, good question. These steel pieces represent the landmasses, including both continents and islands, though "countries" can also be correct. However, it's a topographic representation, with mountains being represented by steel pieces piled on top of each other, which is why there are more steel pieces than countries. For example, the island of New Guinea is represented by seven steel pieces, each laid on top of the other. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:22, 22 August 2024 (UTC)