Many enormous sculptures were placed around Jeddah in the middle of huge traffic circles since the 1970s. However with the steady population growth of this city since then, these traffic circles became burdensome, dangerous, and inefficient for traffic flow. So in recent years, the traffic circles have been dismantled one by one and have been replaced with a system of normal intersections, bridges, or tunnels.
The intersection where the Cosmos is located is still under construction. The ginormous mound base on which it stood for many years is now gone, replaced now with an overpass. The mound was covered with millions of pieces of colorful mosaic tiles depicting the solar system. The Cosmos is one of the largest sculptures in the world and was the work of German sculptor Ottmar Hollmann. It represents orbits, galaxies, and planets. For more information about The Cosmos, CLICK HERE.
It certainly is eye catching.
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