What could be more seasonal than this monster sparkling snowflake suspended above the streets of midtown Manhattan.What could be more seasonal than this monster sparkling snowflake suspended above the streets of midtown Manhattan. Designed by German lighting wunderkind wun·der·kind n. pl. wun·der·kin·der 1. A child prodigy. 2. A person of remarkable talent or ability who achieves great success or acclaim at an early age. Ingo Maurer, its vital statistics are impressive. Measuring more than 5m in diameter and weighing 650kg it comprises 16 000 Baccarat baccarat (bä`kərä', băk`–, Fr. bäkärä`), French card game formerly widely played in European casinos but now supplanted in popularity by chemin de fer. crystal prisms mounted by hand on 12 double-sided branches by Maurer's team in Germany. It took four months to painstakingly assemble and is lit by over 400 LEDs. Sponsored by UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. , who stage an annual Snowflake Ball to raise funds for humanitarian projects around the world, the glittering snowflake has become an eye-catching part of the New York New York, state, United StatesNew York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Christmas scene. Happy Holidays. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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