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''Rise''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Belfast City Council )〕 (also unofficially known as the ''Balls of the Falls'', ''Belfast Ball'', ''Westicle'' and ''Broadway Junction Art Piece''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Belfast City Council )〕), is a concept £400,000 public art spherical metal sculpture by Wolfgang Buttress. It is high and wide and was constructed in early 2011〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rise sculpture at Broadway Roundabout. Belfast City Council )〕 in the centre of the Broadway roundabout, at the junction of the Westlink and M1 motorway, a main gateway to the city〔(Northern Ireland Tourist Board )〕 where (as of 2009) more than 80,000 cars on average flow past it each day. ''Rise'' is visible for miles around the city. The area is part of a multi-million pound road improvement programme.〔 It is the biggest public art sculpture in Belfast. Work on ''Rise'' was due to begin in August 2009 and end in October 2009, however due to delays the completion date was changed to March 2011.〔 It was finally completed in September 2011, nearly two years behind the original schedule. When completed it became Belfast's largest public artwork. == Construction == The globe-shaped, white and silver steel sculpture is a representation of a new sun rising to celebrate a new chapter in the history of Belfast. The sculptor encouraged input from local people living near the landmark sculpture. He held creative workshops with groups from the Donegall Road and St James' areas of Belfast. Belfast City Council coordinated the plans for the new sculpture with strong support and funding from the Department for Social Development (Regeneration Directorate) and the National Lottery, through the Big Lottery Fund, through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland as well as advice and assistance from Department for Regional Development Roads Service. Construction of the piece was challenging.〔http://www.mmiengineering.com/news.aspx?id=12〕 It was made by local steel company M Hasson and Sons Ltd in Rasharkin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rise (sculpture)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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