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Zeitpyramide

Zeitpyramide proper noun: an unfinished pyramid planned to consist of 120 solid concrete blocks. One block is placed every 10 years. The first block was placed in 1993 and the final block will be placed in 3183.

Proper noun

Zeitpyramide

  1. An unfinished pyramid planned to consist of 120 solid concrete blocks. One block is placed every 10 years. The first block was placed in 1993 and the final block will be placed in 3183.
    • They came to see the latest stage in the construction of the “Time Pyramid” (“Zeitpyramide”), a public artwork that Wemding’s citizens are assembling at a rate of one six-by-four-foot block every decade.2023 September 14, Richard Fisher, “Until 3183 A.D., This Public Sculpture Is a Work in Progress”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2023
    • We can only speculate what Manfred Laber, the artist, had in mind. According to Barbara Schlecht, head of the Zeitpyramide trust, Mr. Laber was fully aware of the consequences of his design.2024 March 7, Christoph Bartneck, “Zeitpyramide: When Maths and Art Disagree”, in bartneck.de, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2025

Origin of Zeitpyramide

Borrowed from German Zeitpyramide (literally “time pyramid”).

Questions about Zeitpyramide

What does Zeitpyramide mean?
Zeitpyramide means an unfinished pyramid planned to consist of 120 solid concrete blocks. One block is placed every 10 years. The first block was placed in 1993 and the final block will be placed in 3183.
What part of speech is Zeitpyramide?
Zeitpyramide is a proper noun.

Words near Zeitpyramide in the dictionary

  1. Zeitlin
  2. Zeitlins
  3. zeitnot
  4. zeitnots
  5. Zeitoun
  6. Zeitpyramide
  7. Zeitz
  8. Zeitzes
  9. Zeizoun
  10. zejel
  11. zejelesque

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