science

Portal (sculptures)

Portal (sculptures) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Portal (sculptures) rather than just read about it. In short: The Portal is a series of sculpture attractions which videoconference between one another. Created by Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys, they are large, identical circular sculptures that are located in various public city spaces, connecting two cities together by displaying a livestream of each city along with a camera on top of the screen.

Key takeaways

Portal (sculptures) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Portal (sculptures) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Portal (sculptures) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Portal is a series of sculpture attractions which videoconference between one another. Created by Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys, they are large, identical circular sculptures that are located in various public city spaces, connecting two cities together by displaying a livestream of each city along with a camera on top of the screen. Initially starting as a concept in 2016, the first two installations of the Portal series were unveiled in 2021 for the Vilnius–Lublin Portal. In 2024, the New York–Dublin Portal, the next two and most recent installations in the series, were unveiled.

Description

Each Portal is a large, circular sculpture featuring a screen and a camera. It connects with another Portal, both capturing and displaying a livestream of each other. It was designed by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University's engineering department as a reference to the wheel of time.

History A similar, earlier sculpture, the Telectroscope, linked New York and London in 2008. According to Portal creator Benediktas Gylys, he had the idea for his project in 2016 "after a mystical experience." Through his Benediktas Gylys Foundation, Gylys partnered with Vilnius Gediminas Technical University to develop the first two sculptures in the series, which were placed in Vilnius, Lithuania and Lublin, Poland on 26 May 2021. On 8 May 2024, another two installations in the series were placed in New York City and Dublin, Ireland, to create the New York–Dublin Portal. The Dublin installation is located on O'Connell Street, while the New York City Portal was placed at the Flatiron South Public Plaza. A few days after the installation, the portals in Dublin and New York were shut down temporarily following instances of "inappropriate behavior". On 22 October 2025, a fifth portal was placed in Ipswich in a ceremony attended by Gylys and local government leaders, including the Mayor of Ipswich. This location was chosen as the first in the United Kingdom. Despite initial controversy ahead of its release, it has been argued that the Ipswich Portal could bring greater footfall into the town centre. On 13 January 2026, a sixth installation—the BGC Portal—was announced, set to be placed at the Bonifacio Global City district in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, making it as Asia's first portal. The installation opened on 21 January, eight days after the announcement. On March 28, 2026, the portal network expanded its presence to South America for the first time with the inauguration of a structure in Brazil. The portal was installed in the village of Barra Grande, Piauí, in the municipality of Cajueiro da Praia, on the coast of Piauí. The installation was established in the Reserva do Portal Public Park through an investment by the Government of the State of Piauí.

Locations

See also Telectroscope, a similar sculpture from 2008.

References

External links Official website

Illustrations

Logo of Portals, the organization creating the Portal series

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Portal (sculptures)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Portal (sculptures) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Portal (sculptures) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Portal (sculptures) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Portal (sculptures)

In research: Portal (sculptures) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Portal (sculptures) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Portal (sculptures) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2016 establishments in Lithuania, Interactive art, Sculpture series, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Portal (sculptures) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “Portal (sculptures)” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study Portal (sculptures) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Portal (sculptures) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Portal (sculptures) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Portal (sculptures) in simple terms?

Why does Portal (sculptures) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Portal (sculptures)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Portal (sculptures).