The Sphere, biggest display in the world at the largest spherical building: 3 things you should know

Okay, hear me out. When I say concerts, what comes to your mind? Big stadiums with a grand stage right? And when I say big displays, then what comes to your mind? Probably a big television set, or even an IMAX theatre, right? And what comes to your mind when I say the sphere? A geometrical shape right? And what if I ask you to combine all of these and imagine something, what comes to your mind then?

Okay, my bad, please don’t get confused but the thing that I am going to talk about today is really cool. It combines the three elements I spoke of: concerts, huge displays, and a sphere. I am talking about ‘The Sphere’ in Las Vegas. According to the Architecture Digest, the Sphere is the future of live entertainment.

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The Sphere is the largest spherical building in the world, with the largest high-resolution LED display. Now imagine a round circular thing, a huge one, which has a display all around. It is potentially one of the coolest advertising spots. So you get a huge spherical display on the outside. 

And on the inside, you get a head-to-toe, back-to-front display, customised to the theme of your concert. Have you seen all the Coldplay concert videos, how beautiful do they look? Imagine it here with a surround display. It is going to be an experience of a lifetime. Could it get any more Vegas than this?!

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3 interesting facts about The Sphere

Here are three interesting facts that you should know about the Sphere:

• The amazing-looking events happen at the exoskeleton inside the Sphere. It projects life-like 3D videos and animations while you enjoy your favourite artist. And at the same time, the exterior of the Sphere lights up the Vegas skyline.
• Speaking of the display in particular, as I mentioned previously, the LED screen measures 15,000 sqm and features a 16K resolution wrap-around display. Making it the world’s largest and most complex LED screen. The exoskeleton alone has 54,000 sqm of LED display space. On top of that, there are 1.2 million pucks. Each of these pucks contains 48 individual LEDs that can display 256 million different colours.
• The Sphere was a  joint partnership between the Madison Square Garden Company and the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. It cost a whopping $2.3 billion and was designed by the global design firm Populous.

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