Perisphere

The Trylon and the Perisphere were the central structures of the New York World's Fair of 1939-1940. Connected to the Trylon by the Helicline, at the time the world's longest escalator, The Perisphere was a tremendous sphere which housed a diorama called "Democracity" which, in keeping with the fair's theme "The World of Tomorrow", depicted a utopian city-of-the-future. Democracity was viewed from above on a moving sidewalk, under movies displayed on the sides of the sphere.

Related Topics:
Trylon - New York World's Fair - Diorama

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The Perisphere was designed by architects Wallace Harrison and J. Andre Fouilhoux, with the interior exhibit by Henry Dreyfuss.

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Wallace Harrison - J. Andre Fouilhoux - Henry Dreyfuss

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The concept of the Perisphere was revisited in the later 1964/1965 New York World's Fair with the Unisphere, as well as with Spaceship Earth at Epcot in Walt Disney World.

Related Topics:
1964/1965 New York World's Fair - Unisphere - Epcot - Walt Disney World

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Built in Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York, both structures were subsequently razed and scrapped for use in World War II armaments.

Related Topics:
Queens, New York - World War II

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