Largest revolving globe
Who
David Delorme
Where
United States (Yarmouth,Maine)
When
1998
A sphere 12.52 m 41 ft 18 in in diameter, weighing 2,540 kg 5600 lb called Eartha was designed and built by Delorme in Yarmouth, Maine, USA in 1998 The globe which took two years to build, rotates and revolves on a specially specially designed cantilever arm and rotates on an axis. It is powered by two electric-powered motors, which are commanded by a computer. It represents the earth as it is seen from space and is housed in a three storey glass atrium.