Broken Obelisk
Broken Obelisk is a sculpture designed by Barnett Newman between 1963 and 1967. Fabricated from three tons of Cor-Ten steel, which acquires a rust-colored patina, it is the largest and best known of his six sculptures.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Barnett Newman, Public domain.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: sculptures by Barnett Newman
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Henry Art Gallery and Odegaard Undergraduate Library.
Henry Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Henry Art Gallery is the contemporary art museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It is administered by the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington. Henry Art Gallery is situated 680 feet west of Broken Obelisk.
Odegaard Undergraduate Library
Library
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Charles E. Odegaard Undergraduate Library is a library on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It houses secondary stacks, a learning commons and on-campus technology resources for students, primarily undergraduates. Odegaard Undergraduate Library is situated 350 feet northwest of Broken Obelisk.
Drumheller Fountain
Fountain
Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Drumheller Fountain is an outdoor fountain on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. The fountain was given its name in 1961 to honor the University Regent Joseph Drumheller, who gifted the central fountain machinery to the University for its centennial celebration. Drumheller Fountain is situated 890 feet south of Broken Obelisk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include University District and Montlake.
University District
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The University District, or "U-District", surrounds the University of Washington in northeast Seattle. UW is one of the largest colleges in the United States, with over 50,000 students.
Montlake
Neighborhood
Montlake is a wealthy residential neighborhood in central Seattle, Washington. It is located along the Montlake Cut of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, bounded to the north by Portage Bay, to the east by the Washington Park Arboretum, and to the south and west…
Broken Obelisk
- Categories: sculpture, tourism, and obelisk
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.65609° or 47° 39′ 22″ northLongitude
-122.30905° or 122° 18′ 33″ westOpen location code
84VVMM4R+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2677761043OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q2652466
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Broken Obelisk” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Broken Obelisk”
- French: “Broken Obelisk”
- French: “Obélisque brisé”
- Spanish: “Obelisco Roto”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Broken Obelisk”. Photo: Barnett Newman, Public domain.