Public art & sculpture · London
The World Turned Upside Down
The World Turned Upside Down in England London, United Kingdom.
Stephen Craven — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
The World Turned Upside Down is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 2019. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
The World Turned Upside Down is a sculpture by the Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger, on Sheffield Street, London, within the campus of the London School of Economics. The name World Turned Upside Down comes from a 17th-century English ballad. The sculpture, measuring 13 feet (4 m) in diameter, features a globe resting on its North Pole and was unveiled in March 2019. It reportedly cost over £200,000, which was funded by alumni donations.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5144, -0.1174
- Address
- 35 Portugal Street, London, WC2A 2HT
- Established
- 2019
- Official site
- www.sadlerswells.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q63094632 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The World Turned Upside Down (sculpture) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The World Turned Upside Down?
- The World Turned Upside Down is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5144°, -0.1174°.
- When was The World Turned Upside Down built?
- The World Turned Upside Down dates to 2019.