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Beijing's Forbidden City, built in the 15th century, was constructed based on cosmological principles that endured in China for millennia.
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A Square, Flat Earth and Round Heaven Meant the World to Ancient China

For millennia, this cosmological principle guided everything from calendars to urban planning.
James Hannam September 21, 2023
Somerset, Pennsylvania

Jenny Globe

This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.
South and North America
London, England

'The World Turned Upside Down'

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.
The Babson Globe
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Babson Globe

A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.
A view of the Daily Planet Theater from W Jones St.
Raleigh, North Carolina

The Daily Planet Theater

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.
Jagodina, Serbia

Jovanča Micić Monument

The figure atop this globe is from a Serbian play about a merchant's travels around the world.
Leuven, Belgium

De Kangxi-Verbiest Hemelglobe (Kangxi-Verbiest Star Globe)

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.
Kevin Dzurny, chief cartographer at Replogle Globes, has to keep things up to date—and keep certain countries happy.
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How a Globemaker Navigates a Digital World

“It’s kind of a joke, but in some sense, I almost feel like I could start a war.”
Lauren Vespoli April 6, 2020
objects of intrigue

Secrets of One of the Earliest Terrestrial Globes

The Hunt-Lenox Globe is significant in so many ways.
Lizzie Philip February 27, 2019
Video • Object of Intrigue

Here Be Dragons: Secrets of One of the Earliest Terrestrial Globes

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Inside the library.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

Royal Library of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.
House Bouchoute.
Bruges, Belgium

House Bouchoute

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart’s signatures and route lines.
New York, New York

Fliers and Explorers Globe

A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.
Global Convergence.
Orlando, Florida

Global Convergence Sculpture

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.
Do not trust this globe.
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Behold the Erdapfel, the World's Oldest Surviving Globe

It's got the beauty, but not the brains.
Eric Grundhauser March 1, 2017
It’s very delicate work.
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You Can Apply Now to Be an Apprentice Globe Maker in London

Hand-paint the world at Bellerby and Co.
Abi Inman January 31, 2017
Louis XIV's globes.
Paris, France

Louis XIV's Globes

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.
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Watch How Globes Were Made in 1955 in This North London Workshop

It's a tedious task to build the "world in miniature."
Lauren Young November 15, 2016