The Corvin Gömböc statue raised at Nokia Skypark located on Corvin Promenade is a stainless steel shell supported on a frame. The Corvin Gömböc was commissioned by Futureal Group, a leading real estate development company in Central Europe. The statue has been completed by Direct Line Kft under the artistic supervision of József Zalavári in association with the inventors of the Gömböc. The sculpture is located above a water surface that makes the Corvin Gömböc’s sparkling even more exciting.
The length of the Corvin Gömböc’s shell makes a reference to Vladimir Igorevich Arnold’s work: 4851 is the 97th extactic number and the Corvin Gömböc was designed so that its length reaches 4851 millimetres at the temperature of 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36 degrees Celsius). Extactic numbers appeared in the work of Professor Arnold on the generalization of the 4-vertex Theorem, which is closely tied to the Gömböc shape.
Beside its function as a tourist attraction, the world’s largest Gömböc statue standing next to Nokia Skypark office building developed by Futureal Group raises attention to the scientific activities carried out in the area. Prestigious institutes including Semmelweis University, IT faculty of Pázmány Péter Catholic University and Institute of Experimental Medicine of Hungarian Science Academy operate nearby the Corvin Promenade.
The new statue received favourable press response.
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