Five (5) more hands have been added to the
Giant Hands Around The World Collection, which now contains 188 hands from around the World.
Newly added hands are;
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Three-Fingered Salute, Dubai, UAE
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Incontro (Meeting) by Gunther
Stilling, Heilbronn, Germany
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"The Hand" by Gunther Stilling, Landau,
Germany
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La Mano, by Gunther Stilling, Neckarsulm,
Germany
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"Handshake" by Gunther Stilling, Newport
News, VA, USA
Three-Fingered Salute, Dubai
A giant hand giving 3-fingered salute, located opposite the Dubai Opera, close to the iconic Burj Khalifa
Tower, Dubai.
Known as "Win, Victory, Love" - the 3-fingered salute was
introduced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the ruler of Dubai. The three fingers taken together depicts 'W' for Win, the
middle and forefinger represents 'V' for Victory and the forefinger and thumb
shows 'L" for Love.
The symbol is commonly referred to as Sheikh Mohammed’s
three-finger salute and symbolize; Work Ethic, Success, and Love of the nation.
Image from
Google+Photos is by
Omarkhamis Alali
Google Maps
Incontro (Meeting) by Gunther Stilling, Heilbronn, Germany
German sculptor Gunther Stilling loves to create metallic body parts. This is
one of the many hand sculptures created him. Made of aluminium, it is located in
front of
Karl Marbach GmbH & Co, August-Häußer-Straße, Heilbronn, Germany.
Image from
Wkimedia Commons is by
Gunther Stilling
Google Street View (Photosphere)
"The Hand" by Gunther Stilling, Landau, Germany
Another hand by German sculptor Gunther Stilling, located at the Collegiate
Church (Stiftskirche). It is often called Public (Öffentliche)
Hand.
Image from
Flickr
is by
Gerd Rehm
Google Maps (Located on
Stiftplatz intersection with Marktstraße.)
La Mano, Neckarsulm, Germany
Yet another hand by Gunther Stilling in front of Volkshochschule (Community College), Neckarsulm, Germany
Image from
Wikimedia Commons is by
Joachim Köhler
Google Maps
"Handshake" by Gunther Stilling, Newport News, VA,
USA
The sculpture entitled "Handshake" is located on a round about near
the City Center at Oyster Point. It is made from cast aluminium with an interior
stainless steel frame. Each hand weighs 272 kgs (1,200 pounds).
Image from
flickr
is by Melanie Sochan/
Newport
News Public Art Foundation
Google Street View
Source of info:
Flickr
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