Here in the canal city of Venice, sun and water reflect off artist Heinz Mack’s sculpture called The Sky Over Nine Columns. The piece was on display here in on the island of San Giorgio Magiorre in 2014, during the Venice Architecture Biennale, and later traveled to Istanbul and Valencia. Visitors are encouraged to wander through the pillars as if wandering through a temple connecting the Earth to the sky. A closer look reveals the massive pillars are covered in 850,000 mosaic tiles coated in 24-carat gold leaf.
The Sky Over Nine Columns in Venice, Italy
Today in History
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Aprils full moon
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Beethoven s 250th
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Giving Tuesday
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Llama Day
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Art over Amalfi
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Pollinator Week
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Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens
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Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
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Did it see its shadow?
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World Reef Awareness Day
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Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Who created the Easter Bunny?
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Ready. Set. Snow.
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A plot was afoot
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Swim city
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Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
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