Photo of the Day: Giant Metal Flower

By Aracely Castellani on June 1, 2010 ]

This Photo of the Day was captured by our friend Kevin who visited us in Argentina. The Floralis Generica is giant metal opening and closing flower sculpture found in the center of the United Nations Plaza in Buenos Aires. It stands inside a 40-meter reflecting pool. The shiny flower has 6 petals (each of them measures 13 meters long and 7 meters wide) and 4 pistons. The petals are closed in the evenings from sunset to sunrise, this is a 20-minute process mimicking the actual movement of a flower.

Floralis Generica (Giant Metal Opening and Closing Flower)

About Aracely Castellani

Co-owner of 2Backpackers.com and CoupleTravelTips.com. Aracely has been traveling since her first trip to France as a college student in 2002. When she met her husband Jason, she introduced him to her love for travel and they began their journey. When she isn't traveling, Aracely is a business analyst and strategist. | Facebook | Google+ | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube | Pinterest

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