In Chicago on the territory Millenium Parks is one of the most unusual sculptures in the world - 'The Skypost'. The author of the sculpture is the well-known Indian sculptor Anish Kapur. According to the author's idea, the unusual sculpture is supposed to imitate a huge mercury drop, which has fallen on the surface of the earth. The original mirror sculpture is reminiscent of the huge bean, which is why it is often referred to by the locals as a 'mirror bean'.
The sculpture is impressively large, its mirror surface reflects the surrounding urban landscapes very beautifully. From the mathematical point of view the 'mercury drop' is a huge ellipsoid. The sculpture was made of stainless steel. Their surfaces were polished to a smoothness of the mirror, so the shape of the composition is simply unique.
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