Fountains and Sculptures
The mall contains a variety of unique including fountains and sculptures. Sorvikivi Floating Stone fountains are both found at Somerset Collection North in the Grand Court. They were made in Finland and are made out of Amadeus granite, which is a combination of charcoal gray with magenta streaks. The ball weighs more than 2 tons and is 40 inches in diameter. Because of the large surface area, the ball requires very little water pressure to keep it aloft (around 10 to 15 pounds per square inch). The water falls into a black granite trough, which sits within a raised base of Mankato stone, a chop-top pyramid five feet high.
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