Over a hundred years ago, an amusement park was constructed on Coney Island in New York City. The park was named Luna Park, and it opened in 1903. As the place became popular, other builders borrowed the name. Today, there are multiple Luna Parks around the world. Some of them are defunct, while some of them still operate.
The first Luna Park ceased operations in 1944. However, another one was opened in Coney Island in 2010, just across the street from the original site.
One of the most notable Luna Parks out there is the one in Melbourne, Australia. The said park opened way back in 1912, but it still operates to this day, making it the oldest operational Luna Park. It is also home to one of the oldest wooden rollercoasters in the world.
Artist Daniel Agdag references the wooden rollercoaster in Melbourne Luna Park in this piece called "Lattice." It is a massive ten-foot work made from vellum trace paper and cardboard. And yes, it is structurally sound. The project, a commission from the New York City Department of Education and NYC School Construction Authority Public Art for Public Schools, took two years to make. The truss section alone, which consists of some "897,560 individual hand-cut cardboard members," took him 8 months. Just thinking about how he made this intricate work makes my head hurt.
Agdag documented his process of the work through a series of pictures, which he shared on Instagram.
(Image Credit: Etienne Frossard/ Daniel Agdag via Colossal)