World,s biggest soccer ball:
The soccer ball sculpture that had been constructed at Telkom’s Lukasrand tower, in Pretoria, has set a Guinness World Record in the ‘largest football sculpture’ category, while a second similar structure at Telkom’s Hillbrow tower, in Johannesburg, was under construction.
The 50-t structure in Pretoria was constructed out of fibreglass shells that were mounted on and supported by steel frames on the inside. It measures about 24 m in diameter and is eight storeys high, making it larger than any structure of its kind in South Africa and on the African continent, the fixed-line operator said on Thursday.
“As a national supporter of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Telkom is confident that this initiative will engender greater public support and excitement ahead of this year’s final draw on December 4, in Cape Town, and the world’s largest football showpiece to be hosted in South Africa next year,” Telkom Group CEO Reuben September commented.
The operator had consulted the South African National Defence Force, the Civil Aviation Authority, the South African National Roads Agency, the Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment and resident’s associations, about the project before the start of construction.
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