Salzburg Photos: Salzburger Dom in Winter
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This golden sphere is part of a piece of artwork by Stephan Balkenhol. It was
made for the Salzburg Foundation's ongoing project of presenting one
piece of
art to the city of Salzburg per year and displaying it in a public place. Every
year, it is great fun to watch the controversies that develop between the
consortium of wealthy artbenefactors and the artist on one side and highly
art-resistant locals from Salzburg on the other. Balkenhol's spehere has proved
to be less controversial than other sculptures. Maybe because it resembles a
Mozart Ball and therefore has promotional potential. One member of the
Visit-Salzburg-net editorial team has once been asked by an international
visitor if the the statue on top of the sphere depcits Jörg Haider (we don't
think so). The towers right of the scultpure are the clock towers of the
Salzburger Dom Cathedral.
photo (c) visit-salzburg.net
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