Soft Landing | |
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Artist | Kenneth Snelson |
Year | 1982 |
Location | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
39°45′00″N104°59′43″W / 39.749895°N 104.995357°W |
Soft Landing is a 1982 sculpture by Kenneth Snelson, installed at Denver's 17th Street Plaza (1225 17th Street), in the U.S. state of Colorado. [1]
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