New Year Crystal Ball Times Square

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New year crystal ball times square. The 11 875 pound ball is covered with 2 688 waterford crystal triangles of varying sizes and lengths according to a fact sheet from. The times square ball is a time ball located in new york city s times square located on the roof of one times square the ball is a prominent part of a new year s eve celebration in times square commonly referred to as the ball drop where the ball descends down a specially designed flagpole beginning at 11 59 00 p m. At 11 59 p m the ball begins its descent as millions of voices unite to count down the final seconds of the year and celebrate the beginning of a new year full of hopes challenges changes and dreams.

The original ball weighed only 317 kilograms had a diameter of 1 5 meters and was covered with hundreds of 25 watt light bulbs. Times square s first new year ball weighed 17 times less than the current one. Et and resting at midnight to signal the start of the new year.

Each year millions of eyes from all over the world are focused on the sparkling waterford crystal times square new year s eve ball. For the first time since the ball drop tradition began in 1907 crowds won t flood new york city s times square to count down the new year but the show does go on. The ball in times square has come a long way since its debut in 1907.

This moment is broadcasted by many tv channels in the world for the americans it symbolizes the coming of the new year as for the inhabitants of russia it symbolizes the chiming clock on the kremlin tower. For times square 2000 the millennium celebration at the crossroads of the world the new year s eve ball was completely redesigned by waterford crystal and philips lighting. At the last second of the old year a bright crystal ball descends on a flagpole in times square in new york.

The crystal ball combined the latest in lighting technology with the most traditional of materials reminding us of our past as we gazed into the future and the beginning. The new year s eve ball 12 feet in diameter weighing 11 875 pounds and covered with 2 688 crystal triangles will be illuminated by a hefty 32 256 led lights when it takes its trip to. In 2007 for the 100th anniversary of the times square ball drop tradition waterford crystal and philips lighting crafted a spectacular new led crystal ball.