In photos: The giant upside down globe in Holborn, London

Located within the campus of the London School of Economics in Sheffield Street, the World Turned Upside Down is a thought-provoking sculpture by the Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger.

Taking its name from a 17th-century English ballad, the sculpture measures 13 feet (4 m) in diameter.

The glove has been inverted on to its North Pole, revealing a different perspective on the world, with most of the landmasses now lying in the lower hemisphere.

Here’s more photos of the piece which is free to view at any time:

Handprints show where someone has tried to get on top of the globe!

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• “The World Turned Upside Down” – LSE unveils new sculpture by Mark Wallinger
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