''The Miami Line'' is an urban-scale multicolored neon-light installation, designed by

Rockne Krebs Rockne Krebs (December 24, 1938 – October 10, 2011) was a contemporary American artist and sculptor. Biography Early life Krebs was born on December 24, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1961 an ...

, in the U.S. city of

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

, Florida, stretching along the

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bridge over the Miami River. When Krebs created the first phase of ''The Miami Line'' in 1984, it was long. Because of to its great popularity, the piece was greatly expanded in 1988 to a total of . Since its creation, ''The Miami Line'' has become a signature element of the downtown Miami skyline and has been featured in countless photographs. Krebs stated that "the ''Miami Line'' was conceived as a means to generate visual drama and create an identifying element which is unique to Miami by simply enhancing what is already present". ''The Miami Line'' will be restored in phases starting in fall/winter 2014. Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places, a program of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs has developed a plan to recreate the work in LED lighting, which will replicate the visual effect of neon and will make the work resistant to train vibrations.

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