Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Upside Down Church
Officially titled "Device to Root Out Evil" by artist Dennis Oppenheim, it's a small, half-built church balanced upside down on its steeple. Originally in Vancouver in 1997, where it confused people so it ended up here. Taken down in 2014, put back up in 2019.
- Address:
- 750 5th St. SE, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Directions:
- In the East Village neighborhood, in 5th St. Square, between 6th and 7th Aves SE.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Upside down church, under renovation.
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This is a good sign. The disorienting sculpture was taken down for a period, then brought back in 2019 for another run at rooting out all the evil in Calgary.