Street art · Amsterdam

Wiel

By Jeroen Henneman

Perched on a skyscraper's edge, this giant looping steel "wheel" looks like it rolled straight off a giant's bike and got stuck mid-spin. Minimal, moody, and low-key iconic against Amsterdam's grey skies.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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