Globe of Peace

43°34′24″N 12°27′46″E / 43.573333°N 12.462778°E / 43.573333; 12.462778

The Globe of Peace (

skin. It can hold approximately 600 people and internally contains descriptive tables listing every country of the world and their flag.

Bartolucci, formerly a

. Wanting to take the record, Bartolucci decided on a diameter of ten metres.

Bartolucci solicited information about the Babson globe, and found out that it had issues with weather resistance that had led to deterioration over time, and that the methods used for its construction would cost Bartolucci approximately 500 million lire. This information influenced his design decisions. For six years, Bartolucci worked from 5 A.M. until dusk, using his pension income and accumulated savings but not borrowing any funds.

The inauguration ceremony for the globe drew an official representative of the state and an audience of about seven thousand people.

Bartolucci also constructed several other interesting artifacts, including a globe 5 mm in diameter.

See also

• Eartha
• Babson Globe

External links

• translation of interview with Bartolucci Archived 2007-08-28 at the Wayback Machine