The sculpture “La Gran Manzana” (Spanish for “The Big Apple”), by Mexican artist Enrique Cabrera, was unveiled on December 7, 2022 at 1251 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, in front of a fountain and opposite Radio City Music Hall. The sculpture was planned to be there through September 7, 2023.
   
“‘La Gran Manzana’ (...) The First and Largest Apple Sculpture ever Installed in NYC” was posted on Twitter by Enrique Cabrera on November 17, 2022. The bronze sculpture “The Apple” (2004), by Stephan Weiss, in Hudson River Park, is older and is roughly the same size.
   
           
Enrique Cabrera
La Gran Manzana
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Located at 1251 Avenue of the Americas in front of its famed fountain, a tourist focal point, La Gran Manzana quickly became a superlative photo opportunity, garnering millions of snaps from revelers. The nearest train station sees more than 37 million annual passenger stops, representing more than 470,000 daily visitors to Rockefeller Center —a number that climbs towards 800,000 during the holidays.
 
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La Gran Manzana by Enrique Cabrera
47-50, Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, New York, NY
     
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La Gran Manzana by Enrique Cabrera - New York City
December 7 – September 7, 2023
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La Gran Manzana “The Big Apple” is the first and unique project created in homage to the city by international artist Enrique Cabrera in collaboration whit Mitsui Fudosan America Inc., one of the most important real estate developers in the country and the major in Japan.
   
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“La Gran Manzana”
November 2022 New York City Enrique Cabrera and Mitsui Fudosan America INC. 🇯🇵 🇺🇸🇲🇽
The First and Largest Apple Sculpture ever Installed in NYC 🗽
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12:47 AM · Nov 17, 2022
 
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DECEMBER 20, 2022
La Gran Manzana 🍎
The Big Apple in The Big Apple 🍎
New York City Enrique Cabrera and Mitsui Fudosan America INC. 🇯🇵 🇺🇸🇲🇽
The First and Largest Apple Sculpture ever Installed in NYC 🗽
24 hours after installation thousands of thousands people visit all day is amazing !!
   
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La Gran Manzana 🍎
The Big Apple in The Big Apple 🍎
New York City Enrique Cabrera and Mitsui Fudosan America INC. 🇯🇵 🇺🇸🇲🇽
The First and Largest Apple Sculpture ever Installed in NYC 🗽
6:15 PM · Dec 22, 2022
   
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Merry Christmas💙❤️📍
La Gran Manzana 🍎
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NYTimes en Español and 9 others
1:08 PM · Dec 25, 2022
 
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“La Gran Manzana” by Enrique Cabrera
February 10, 2023 Protima Daryanani and Paola Calero
John J. Fitz Gerald, a reporter for the New York Morning Telegraph,  proclaimed in 1924 “there’s only one Big Apple. That’s New York.” In celebration of its internationally known moniker, almost a century later, the city has welcomed the first and largest apple sculpture, “La Gran Manzana” by Mexican artist Enrique Cabrera.
 
With the Avenues of the America’s as its urban orchard “La Gran Manzana” radiates brightly amongst some of NYC’s most iconic landmarks including the fountain at 1251 Sixth Ave, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, NBC Studios, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, and Christie’s auction house. Mr. Cabrera’s limited-edition series of apples, approximately 7777 sculptures of “La Gran Manzana”, will be harvested throughout the city.
       
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“La Gran Manzana” By Enrique Cabrera
The first and largest Apple Sculpture ever installed en the heart of New York City.
New York just unveiled the new art installation at the iconic 1251 Avenue of the Americas in front of the most famous fountain in the world on sixth avenue.
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6:58 PM · Jan 11, 2023
 
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International Artist Enrique Cabrera’s La Gran Manzana Sculpture Welcomed To The Heart Of New York City
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Feb 14, 2023, 11:00 AM ET
Backed By Real Estate Developer Mitsui Fudosan America Inc., New York’s Largest-ever Apple Sculpture is Set to Shine Through Fall 2023
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, February 14, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/—International artist Enrique Cabrera’s third New York public art sculpture, La Gran Manzana, now shines in the heart of Manhattan, across from Radio City Music Hall. The twelve-foot structure, backed by leading global real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan America Inc., is the largest public apple monument ever displayed in New York City, amassing fanfare at the most frequented destination in the United States.
 
Enrique Cabrera is a multidisciplinary and award-winning contemporary artist, photographer, and public art advocate from Veracruz, Mexico.
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The apple was unveiled by Mitsui Fudosan America Inc., on December 7, 2022, in front of their high-traffic Art-Deco skyscraper. Its striking crimson hue complimented the holiday ornamentations of the area, which is the headquarters of the Radio City Rockettes, Christie’s, and NBC Studios, plus the Top of The Rock observation deck.
 
Located at 1251 Avenue of the Americas in front of its famed fountain, a tourist focal point, La Gran Manzana quickly became a superlative photo opportunity, garnering millions of snaps from revelers.
 
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LA GRAN MANZANA WELCOMED TO HEART OF NEW YORK CITY.
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International artist Enrique Cabrera’s third New York public art sculpture, La Gran Manzana, now shines in the heart of Manhattan, across from Radio City Music Hall. The twelve-foot structure, backed by leading global real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan America Inc., is the largest public apple monument ever displayed in New York City, amassing fanfare at the most frequented destination in the United States.
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10:42 AM · Apr 23, 2023