European Union Leaders Bid Adieu To Germany's Merkel With- "Space Egg"
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Dutch-French designer Maxim Duterre's design was picked by EU chief Charles Michel to create the perspex sculpture.
It's been likened by critics to the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings films, or a squashed Pokemon ball.
But the young artist behind a special leaving gift from EU leaders to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her last summit on Friday says he finds the comparisons on Twitter amusing and was "honoured" to be chosen.
Dutch-French designer Maxim Duterre's design was picked by EU chief Charles Michel to create the perspex sculpture, which represents the oval-shaped European Council headquarters in Brussels, dubbed the "Space Egg".
"I haven't seen Twitter yet but I can see the resemblance. It's funny," Duterre told AFP when asked about the comparison to JRR Tolkien's fantasy novels.
