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The World Turned Upside Down
The World Turned Upside Down — Public artwork (sculpture) by Mark Wallinger.
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The World Turned Upside Down is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2019. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (sculpture) by Mark Wallinger.". Coordinates: 51.5144°, -0.1174°.
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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.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5144, -0.1174
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- WC2A 2HB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 2019
Sources
- osm: n6510702757 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The World Turned Upside Down (sculpture) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The World Turned Upside Down (sculpture by Mark Wallinger).jpg (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 — the Modern period.