Today is bright and crisp in Edmonton, and I thought Churchill Square might be a good place to visit on my first day back in a long while. It didn’t have the food trucks and patio chairs I had anticipated, but it did have some interesting Christmas decorations.
The artist probably anticipated snow on the ground when they devised these giant snowballs, but sadly the lighting cable coverings are still very apparent. Thanks to some curious visitors who showed them to me, I discovered windows in one of the snowballs and when I looked inside I saw a very elaborate train set.
I could not find the name of the artist for the sculpture in the following pictures, but if and when I do, I will post it here. The colourful protrusions are a lot of fun, and they too would probably look even better if there were snow on the ground.
Here enjoying the skating rink in front of City Hall are a few folks who have it all to themselves.
Edit to add: Thanks to Jeremy Nickurak I can now tell you that what I thought were giant snowballs are actually pieces in a light show created by Lucion and called Moon Garden. Now I will have to go back at night and see them again!
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@snowbirdofparadise.com oh nice I've been by these on the train a few times and was curious if there was anything inside!
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I would not have guessed that there was something fun inside if I had not seen two people looking through the windows!
@snowbirdofparadise.com Edmonton.ca has a little info: https://www.edmonton.ca/attractions_events/sir-winston-churchill-square
It mentions Lucion's moonGARDEN, and has to some info on some other pieces: https://lucion.ca/en/moongarden/
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Thank you so much for this, Jeremy! Now I want to go back and see it at night!
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