The 300ft-high ‘Crystal Ball’ would dominate the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, east London London could get its very own Las Vegas sphere – but people living nearby are pretty ...

U2 opened the £1.6 billion crystal ball-like Sphere in Las Vegas with this extraordinary visual feast. The 35-storey-high interior boasts a wraparound 160,000 sq ft LED screen.

In 1955, a 150-pound aluminum Ball with 180 light bulbs replaced the iron Ball. In 1995, the aluminum Ball was upgraded with aluminum skin, rhinestones, and computer controls.

To test the crystal-covered ball, New York officials flipped a switch to light up the dazzling geodesic sphere. The sphere then successfully ran up and down a 139-foot (42-meter) pole atop the One ...

Sunlight reflecting off a crystal ball ornament caused a fire, prompting a warning from fire services. Essex Fire and Rescue Service were called to a house in Coopersale Street, Epping at about 15 ...

Built by a young immigrant metalworker named Jacob Starr, the 700-pound (318-kilogram), 5-foot (1.52-meter) diameter ball was made of iron and wood and featured 100 25-watt light bulbs.