Floralis Genérica

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Floralis Genérica is a large, iconic steel and aluminum flower sculpture in Buenos Aires whose petals open and close with the time of day.

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Floralis Genérica canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
public artwork ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
artStyle modern ⓘ
category Aluminum sculptures ⓘ
Kinetic sculptures ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Buenos Aires ⓘ
Outdoor sculptures in Buenos Aires ⓘ
Steel sculptures ⓘ
cityLandmark yes ⓘ
commissionedBy City of Buenos Aires government ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
creator Eduardo Catalano ⓘ
dedicatedTo all flowers ⓘ
designer Eduardo Catalano ⓘ
etymology name combines Latin "floralis" (of flowers) and "genérica" (generic) ⓘ
feature petals close at night ⓘ
petals close during strong winds ⓘ
petals open and close according to time of day ⓘ
petals open in the morning ⓘ
genre kinetic art ⓘ
hasLighting yes ⓘ
hasPart petals ⓘ
reflecting pool ⓘ
height approximately 23 meters ⓘ
inception 2002 ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ⓘ
Plaza de las Naciones Unidas ⓘ
Recoleta ⓘ
location Buenos Aires ⓘ
material aluminum ⓘ
steel ⓘ
movementMechanism hydraulic system ⓘ
photoelectric cells ⓘ
notableFor kinetic petals ⓘ
large metallic flower form ⓘ
ownedBy City of Buenos Aires ⓘ
linked to: Buenos Aires
shape flower ⓘ
surroundedBy lawn ⓘ
paths for visitors ⓘ
symbolizes hope ⓘ
renewal ⓘ
technology and nature in harmony ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
visibleFrom nearby avenues in Recoleta ⓘ
weight approximately 18 tons ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Recoleta → hasLandmark → Floralis Genérica ⓘ
Comuna 2 of Buenos Aires → contains → Floralis Genérica ⓘ
Plaza de las Naciones Unidas → hasLandmark → Floralis Genérica ⓘ
Plaza de las Naciones Unidas → hasSculpture → Floralis Genérica ⓘ
Plaza de las Naciones Unidas → hasView → Floralis Genérica ⓘ