The Giant
André Heller · Wattens
Photo: Marek Śliwecki, 2 May 2015. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized from the SAU archive copy; full composition retained. Share-image arrangement also CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo source License
André Heller created the monumental Giant as the entrance to Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens. The head was commissioned for Swarovski’s 100th anniversary in 1995, with water pouring from its mouth into the garden. Source Checked
Dated photograph: 2 May 2015. Current physical condition is not established by that historical photograph. Source Reported
💡 4 things to know
- A face in the landscapeThe Giant is shaped as a grass-covered head whose mouth releases a waterfall. Source Checked
- Built for a centenaryThe attraction opened in 1995 to mark Swarovski’s 100th anniversary. Source Checked
- Seventeen metres highHeller’s project page describes the entrance head as 17 metres high. Source Checked
- A documented landmarkA freely licensed 2015 photograph records the finished entrance in Wattens. Source Checked
📍 Where it is
Kristallweltenstraße 1, 6112 Wattens, Austria Source Checked
Map search uses the documented address. No Street View framing has been verified.
🗓️ Sightings
- 1995
Opened for Swarovski’s centenary
- 20152 May
The Giant entrance photographed by Marek Śliwecki (camera date).
Green stamps mark dated visual documentation; amber stamps are records or reports. A publication date is not a camera date, and historical evidence does not establish present condition.
✅ The facts
🔗 Related
All sources & image credits
- www.kristallwelten.swarovski.com — official
- www.andreheller.com — artist
- www.hall-wattens.at — other
- commons.wikimedia.org — photo
Photo: Marek Śliwecki, 2 May 2015. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized from the SAU archive copy; full composition retained. Share-image arrangement also CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo source License
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