▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" U r ban ow icz ▁- ▁G lass " ▁exhibition ▁in ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Architecture ▁in ▁W roc ław , ▁which ▁represented ▁the ▁glass ▁art ▁port folio ▁of ▁Be ata ▁and ▁Tom asz ▁Urban ow icz . ▁The ▁art work ▁represented ▁Poland ▁at ▁the ▁international ▁exhibition ▁EX PO ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Han over , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁presentation ▁of ▁Lower ▁S iles ia . ▁The ▁glass ▁sphere ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁The ▁Cor ning ▁Museum ▁of ▁G lass ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁hundred ▁most ▁out standing ▁glass ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁New ▁G lass ▁Review ▁ 2 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁art work , ▁also ▁called ▁" Arch ik ula ", ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁" G lass ▁Un iverse " ▁exhibition ▁in ▁the ▁gard ens ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Prag ue . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁sculpt ure ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁" ST ' ART " ▁art ▁fair ▁in ▁Str as bourg . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁glass ▁sphere ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁permanent ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ' s ▁ag ora ▁in ▁Str as bourg , ▁after ▁appro val ▁by ▁the ▁Louise ▁We iss ▁building ' s ▁architect s ▁- ▁Architecture - Studio ▁from ▁Paris . ▁The ▁sculpt ure ▁is ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁W roc ław ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁after ▁Poland ' s ▁acc