Mae West

Mae West is a sculpture in - designed by Rita McBride. Named after the eponymous actress, the plastic artwork is a 52 meter high hyperboloid of one sheet built from carbon fiber reinforced polymer.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: hyperboloid structure in Munich, Germany

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Englischer Garten and Brunnbach.

Park
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The is a large public park in the centre of , , stretching from the city centre to the northeastern city limits. The creation began in 1789, supervised by Sir Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford, for Prince Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria.

Spring
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is a small river of , . It is about 3 kilometres long and flows through the district in . It is a right tributary of the . is situated 390 metres north of Mae West.

Hospital
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is a hospital, which is situated 450 metres south of Mae West.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bogenhausen and Parkstadt Bogenhausen.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Mae West

Latitude
48.15258° or 48° 9′ 9″ north
Longitude
11.61432° or 11° 36′ 52″ east
Inception
2011
Height
52 metres (171 feet)
Named after
Mae West
Open location code
8FWH5J37+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99526606
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q1883568
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Vietnamese—“Mae West” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Mae West”
  • German: “Mae West”
  • Italian: “Mae West”
  • Russian: “Мэй Уэст”
  • Spanish: “Mae West (escultura)”
  • Spanish: “Mae West”
  • Vietnamese: “Mae West”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rumänienhaus and Consulate General of Romania.

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