Kiwix mega3/24/2024 The presentation of Mega-Gem was promoted through posters and buttons proclaiming the sculpture to be the largest diamond in the world, weighing over 360 million carats. It was presented at the Chicago International Art Exposition, where it was located on the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. Mega-Gem was fabricated in 1989 with the resources of Cincinnati art dealer Carl Solway. It weighs approximately 2,000 lb (910 kg). The sculpture measures 7'2" × 11' × 7'2" and sits on a concrete base that measures 2" × 11'. The main body of Mega-Gem is gray Heliarch welded aluminum plate. There are a total of 36 rosettes (six blue, six green, two red-orange, six red, eight gold, five silver and three black), all of which are made of anodized or painted cast aluminum. Randomly scattered on each plate are from one to three metal rosette gems of varying colors. Mega-Gem is an oversized, metallic, diamond-shaped sculpture that is tilted at an angle and composed with eighteen facets (or plates).
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