Peace Through Understanding

The Unisphere, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY

Built for the World's Fair in 1964
Stands 140ft (43m) tall and has a diameter of 120ft (36.5m).

Constructed to commemorate the beginning of the spaceage. The three orbit rings represent the tracks of Yuri Gagarin; the first man in space, John Glenn; the first American to orbit the Earth, and Telstar; the first active communications satellite.

More info on the sphere: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisphere

More info & images from me:
tmdv.blogspot.com/
www.timvan.com/