The work of art is popularly known as the "Balkenhol Mozart sphere".
The actual sphere is a very striking work of art in Salzburg and is located on Kapitelplatz. It is a huge gold sphere. A figure stands on the sphere at a height of around nine meters.

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Harald Schramm (Schocker)

February 12, 2023

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The work of art consists of a gold-plated, two-ton sphere with a diameter of five meters. The sphere is made of glass fiber reinforced plastic and rests on a wrought iron frame weighing 3.5 tons. On the sphere, nine meters high, stands a 300-kilogram bronze male figure with black trousers and a white shirt. This clothing is typical for works of art by Stefan Balkenhol. The sculpture is sometimes jokingly referred to locally as the "Balkenhol Mozart Ball."

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Udo unter freiem Himmel

October 22, 2023

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The sculpture of the “Sphaera” on Chapter Square is an unmissable 3.5-ton gold ball with a standing man on top. Next to the Hohensalzburg Fortress, it is certainly the biggest eye-catcher on Chapter Square.

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