It's Thursday -- time for some Alphabe-Thursday fun! This time I want to introduce you to Mae West. Actually, I don't mean the actress Mae West, but the 52m/170.6-ft-high sculpture on Munich's Effnerplatz (Effner Square). With its hourglass structure it reminds of the figure of its namesake.
The artist Rita McBride definitely created a new architectural icon for Munich. Driving on the Mittlerer Ring (Middle Ring), an urban highway, you can make out Mae West from afar. The sculpture is made from carbon fiber-reinforced polymer. If you want to read more, be sure to check out Mae West: Pipe dream in Munich by Donna Dawson.
Very interesting to see and read.
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Fun post and photos ~ Neat ~ (A Creative Harbor)
ReplyDeleteAppropriately named!
ReplyDeleteThat is quite an impressive sculpture.
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Always, Queenie
cool! i can definitely see how it would remind you of her hourglass figure.
ReplyDeletewhen you say polymer, I think of the clay. It looks like metal! Thanks for showing us a bit of Munich! {:-D
ReplyDeleteInteresting sculpture. I can't decide if I like it or not...guess I'd have to see it in person.
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ReplyDeleteI find your your post to be very interesting. The sculpture is a WOW!!
I love metal. In any shape or form!
ReplyDeleteThis one was quite aMazing!
Thank you for linking it for the letter "M".
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Hi Birgit! Thanks for visiting me! I wish you had a Michael's, too. :) And I love public sculptures. It makes life a little more interesting as we wander around. xox!
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