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A Beam of Sun to Shake the Sky

A Beam of Sun to Shake the Sky is a public art work by American artist Richard Taylor, located in downtown , . The sculpture was created for the Central Milwaukee Public Library as part of the remodeling of the Wells Street entrance.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: sculpture by Richard Taylor in Milwaukee, United States

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Daniel M. Soref National Geographic Dome Theater & Planetarium and MacArthur Square.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater, which is situated 500 feet east of A Beam of Sun to Shake the Sky.

Park
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is a park.

Stadium
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The is an indoor arena located in , . The arena, which seats as many as 12,700 people and offers 41,700 square feet of floor space, is part of a larger downtown campus, that includes the and Wisconsin Center. is situated 1,700 feet northeast of A Beam of Sun to Shake the Sky.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Milwaukee and Menomonee Valley.

Suburb
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is the central business district of , . The economic and symbolic center of the city and the , it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including , and the .

Suburb
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The or Menomonee River Valley is a U-shaped land formation along the southern bend of the Menomonee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Because of its easy access to and other waterways, the neighborhood has historically been home to the city's stockyards, rendering plants, shipping, and other heavy industry.

Quarter
is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design. is situated 2 miles southeast of A Beam of Sun to Shake the Sky.

A Beam of Sun to Shake the Sky

Latitude
43.04011° or 43° 2′ 24″ north
Longitude
-87.92243° or 87° 55′ 21″ west
Inception
2004
Open location code
86MJ23RH+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4086934117
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q4655378
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Koeppen-Gerlach Auditorium and Milwaukee Public Museum.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Wells & 9th Street and Centennial Hall.

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