Kryptos - Wikipedia
Kryptos is a sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters, the George Bush Center for Intelligence in Langley, Virginia.
A Solution to the CIA’s Kryptos Code Is Found after 35 Years
Oct 16, 2025 · After a 35-year quest, the final solution to a famous puzzle called Kryptos has been found. Two writers discovered the fourth answer to the code hidden among the Smithsonian …
"Kryptos" Sculpture - CIA
Kryptos incorporates materials native to the United States. A piece of petrified wood supports a large S-shaped copper screen that looks like a piece of paper coming out of a computer printer. On the …
Secret to 'Kryptos' sculpture at CIA headquarters goes on auction | AP …
BOSTON (AP) — When Jim Sanborn was commissioned to create a sculpture at CIA headquarters, he wanted to do something that spoke to its world of spies and secret codes. The result was a 10-foot …
Kryptos' final code remains unsolved. The CIA sculpture's creator is ...
Nov 12, 2025 · When Jim Sanborn was commissioned to create a sculpture at CIA headquarters, he wanted to do something that spoke to its world of spies and secret codes. The result was a 10-foot …
Kryptos, The CIA Sculpture With An Encrypted Message
Jun 9, 2023 · Installed in 1990 by artist Jim Sanborn, Kryptos is a large, wave-shaped copper sculpture containing 1,800 characters that at first glance seem to be random, jumbled combinations.
Solution to CIA’s Kryptos Sculpture Is Found in Smithsonian Vault
Oct 16, 2025 · Mr. Sanborn’s best known artwork, Kryptos, sits in a courtyard at the C.I.A. headquarters in Virginia. A sculpture that evokes and incorporates secrets, Kryptos displays four encrypted …
Inside the Messy, Accidental Kryptos Reveal - WIRED
Oct 24, 2025 · To date, the machinations of solving Kryptos—or even figuring out if it could be solved—have been on a high level, a complex web of shadows that John le Carré might have spun.
The Unsolved Secret Code at CIA Headquarters - HISTORY
Aug 18, 2025 · "Kryptos" was created by visual artist Jim Sanborn, who has been the sole keeper of its secrets since the sculpture was unveiled at the CIA headquarters in 1990.
Long-sought solution to ‘Kryptos’ sculpture sells for almost $1 million
Nov 21, 2025 · The long-sought-after solution to the fourth passage of “Kryptos,” artist Jim Sanborn’s secret-code-bearing sculpture at CIA headquarters, sold at auction Thursday night for a final price of...