Ploché kužely

Brno got some new artwork this week.  At Dominikánské náměstí, in front of the New Town Hall, are three bronze cones called "Ploché kužely", (Flat Cones).  The cones are 1,4, 1,8, and 2,4 metres (4.6, 6.7, and 7.9 feet) tall and weigh 200, 450 and 1000 kgs (440, 992, and 2204 lbs).

When you look at them from an angles the cones are flat.  During hot weather, the cones will provide a water mist.

There was a competition back in 2021 that was won by architect Ing. arch. Michael Gabriel and sculptor Tomáš Pavlacký.  

They are supposed to symbolise the city's "smoking pipes" which was when steam used to escape from the underground network of steam pipes.  The city reportedly paid 8.303.000 Kč (about $403,000) for the artwork and the operating costs should be about 125.000 Kč ($6,000) per year.