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ARCHIGLASS Tomasz Urbanowicz Zjednoczony Świat Parlament Europejski
ARCHIGLASS Tomasz Urbanowicz Zjednoczony Świat Parlament Europejski

United Earth (Polish: Zjednoczony Świat) is a public artwork by Tomasz Urbanowicz and Beata Urbanowicz in the Agora of the Seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The glass sculpture has a diameter of 180 cm (71 in) and symbolizes the idea of openness to further expansion of the European Union in order to create a united world.

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Promenade Alcide De Gasperi, Strasbourg Wacken

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