IN ABU DHABI TO BUILD World#39;s Greatest Sculpture
The famous Bulgarian-born American sculptor Christo Yavashev, in 2005, `` Packed Reichstag building in Berlin, is planning to build in Abu Dhabi, the largest and most expensive in the world of sculpture.
The sculpture, called #39;Mastaba#39;, will have a trapezoidal shape of a pyramid, and a material for its manufacture will serve 410,000 multi-colored oil barrels.
Location for the pyramid was chosen array of desert in Al-Gharbi, 100 miles from Abu Dhabi.
`Height` Mastaba of about 150 meters, which is higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza, but the architect said that his project has nothing to do with the Egyptian pyramids - a form of sculpture originates from the ancient Arab benches for leisure travelers crossing the desert.
Christ said, due to the selected shades of red and yellow colors, which will be painted barrels at sunrise pyramid will seem made of real gold.
A similar project was conceived by the architect 30 years ago, but it prevented the implementation of the military conflict in the region.
The construction of the pyramids Mastaba `` will take about 30 months to work on the project will involve hundreds of people.
The estimated cost of the project is $ 340 million.
