Greek God Marble Atlas Holding The World Statue

Who is Atlas?

This is a marble Greek Farnese Atlas statue. Atlas (translated atlas) is a great god in ancient Greek mythology, belonging to the Titan tribe. He was condemned by Zeus to support the sky with his shoulders.

Atlas statue meaning.

In 1595, the Belgian geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator used atlas as the title of the atlas for the first time in the front of an atlas of his book, and the image of Atlas shouldering the earth spread out.

In addition, the giant stone pillars of some large contemporary buildings are carved into giant images to support the entire building. These statues are collectively called atlas in English, probably because they resemble the image of the Hercules Atlas who was punished for hard labor.

In addition to the marble statue, Atlas also has a bronze statue. The Atlas statue is 45 feet (approximately 13 meters) tall. It is an Atlas in Greek mythology and is the largest statue in Rockefeller Center. This is the image of the earth supported on the shoulders, designed by artists Lillori and René Chambélan. The work was made public in 1937. It weighs 7 tons. The Rockefeller Center with the statue is tripe adviser and travel ford, both of which are the 10 most visited tourist attractions in the United States.