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Freak Beacon

A 75-foot steel tower carrying a geodesic sphere over Lincoln Street Art Park in Detroit.

The steel geodesic sphere of Freak Beacon seen from below against a clear blue sky

Freak Beacon stands in Lincoln Street Art Park in Detroit. A steel truss tower holds a geodesic sphere 40 feet above the ground, and the whole piece rises to 75 feet. It weighs 9,000 pounds.

It was built in 2016 with support from the Knight Foundation.

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