only one day left before the grand ball drop in Times Square in honor of the new year.Millions of people come to look at this event, but few people know that in order to drop the ball for 10 seconds, throughout the last week of December on a daily basis are important measures for the preparation.For example, the installation takes place annually crystals of Waterford.
In fact, the ball is a geodesic sphere with a diameter of 3.65 meters and weighing 5,386 kg
It consists of 2,688 crystal triangles, which are connected to 672 LED modules attached to the aluminum frame ball
ball can burst out with 16 million colorsand billions of combinations of color schemes, which produces the effect of a kaleidoscope on the roof of the main building in Times Square
In 2014, all 2,688 triangles represent a new design - a "gift to the imagination"
Regan Iglesia, vice president of global marketing at Waterford, shared his impressions:
The most striking thing is that a billion people watching this event, and we want all of these people because of this year's theme "imagination" of a better life and that the world can be better every year.
All panels will have a kaleidoscope pattern that will have a beautiful asymmetrical cut, which is a kaleidoscope and when you look at him you can imagine different things and see different combinations.Thus, all the 2688 panel will be of the same design, except for one, and since it is a gift of imagination, we decided to cooperate with the Children's Research Hospital and the wonderful people who treat many sick children there, and now they are working with a small wonderful girl onCoral behalf of Liz that cproektirovala panel for us.I'll show you one unique panel, in its design, you will see the rose.We asked her what was in her mind, and she thought about a beautiful rose, that's what made her think about the world of good and beautiful thing »
interesting historical fact:
Times Square got its name from the previouslyhere is the head office of the newspaper The New York Times (English. The New York Times).Advanced area of Times Square, called Theatre District, consists of the blocks between 6th and 8th Avenue from east to west, and West 40th and West 53rd streets from north to south, forming the entire western part of the commercial area of Midtown Manhattan.
formerly called Longacre Square;in Times Square was renamed in April 1904 after the newspaper "New York Times" moved its headquarters to a building constructed on the eve of Times Building, which is now called One Times Square and is the site of the annual ball drop on New Year's.The ball belongs to the building of One Times Square.
ball first launch took place in 1907, and the first celebration of the New Year in Times Square was held in 1904.Now it is a favorite tradition and universal symbol of New Year millions of people.Material prepared
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